I unfortunately have to leave Wednesday eve and can't attend this meeting but 
applaud this effort.

- merike

On Nov 4, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Leif Johansson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> Recent revelations have called into question the integrity of
> some of the implementations of basic cryptographic functions
> and devices used to secure communications on the Internet. 
> 
> There are questions about some algorithms but more particularly
> about implementations of algorithms in software and hardware.
> The Internet community can and must deal with these
> implementation issues.
> 
> A few individuals and organizations are therefore embarking
> on an effort to investigate and promote the development of an 
> open-source hardware cryptographic engine that meets the needs 
> of high assurance Internet infrastructure that use cryptography.
> 
> Such an engine must also be of general use to the broad Internet
> community, covering the cryptographic needs for applications
> such as secure email, web, DNS, PKIs, etc.
> 
> We are therefore hosting an informal discussion focusing on gathering
> use-cases for such an engine/module.
> 
> Time: Thursday Lunch (11:30)
> Place: Plaza B
> 
> 
> Randy Bush
> Stephen Farrell
> Leif Johansson
> Lucy Lynch
> Linus Nordberg
> 
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