The IESG has received a request from the IP Security Protocol Working Group to consider The AES Cipher Algorithms and Their Use With IPsec <draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-aes-cbc-04.txt> as a Proposed Standard. The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send any comments to the iesg@ietf.org or ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2003-1-30. Files can be obtained via http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-aes-cbc-04.txt