Uri:

As my note said, "... until post-quantum algorithms emerge from the NIST 
process."

Russ


> On May 20, 2019, at 5:11 PM, Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> One question that I have after reading it: I understand why one wants to 
> implement this extension, but I don’t see how the two endpoints would arrive 
> at that external PSK. 
> Sadly - we're back to the 1980's in terms of key management.   The obvious 
> answers are a) they meet to exchange keys, b) they're given a key through a 
> KDC, c) they get them in the mail. (and I'm really not kidding about (c))
> 
> I don’t think I get it. There’s a ton of submissions at NIST PQC, most came 
> with some formal proofs. I can’t believe none of them is good enough. 
> Anything from that pool should be better than nothing…?
> Also, if you do have a running KDC, why would you want/need TLS 1.3 ECDHE in 
> addition to it? 
> Would such a pre-shared key be long-term (i.e., good/used for many 
> connections), or is it going to be a use-once thing?
>  
>>  
>> From: TLS <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> on behalf of 
>> Russ Housley <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Date: Monday, May 20, 2019 at 3:21 PM
>> To: Joe Salowey <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Cc: IETF TLS <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [TLS] WGLC for draft-ietf-tls-tls13-cert-with-extern-psk
>>  
>> TLS 1.3 Extension for Certificate-based Authentication with an External PSK 
>> ensures the US Government has a quantum-resistant option for TLS in the 
>> interim years until post-quantum algorithms emerge from the NIST process. 
>> For this reason, there is an intent to specify this extension in future 
>> procurements.
>>  
>> Russ
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 15, 2019, at 9:20 AM, Joseph Salowey <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>  
>>> The last call has come and gone without any comment.  Please indicate if 
>>> you have reviewed the draft even if you do not have issues to raise so the 
>>> chairs can see who has reviewed it.  Also indicate if you have any plans to 
>>> implement the draft. 
>>>  
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 8:51 PM Joseph Salowey <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> This is the working group last call for the "TLS 1.3 Extension for 
>>>> Certificate-based Authentication with an External Pre-Shared Key” draft 
>>>> available at 
>>>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-tls13-cert-with-extern-psk/
>>>>  
>>>> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-tls13-cert-with-extern-psk/>.
>>>>  Please review the document and send your comments to the list by 2359 UTC 
>>>> on 23 April 2019.
>>>>  
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris, Joe, and Sean
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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