On Feb 12, 2010, at 7:57 AM, Stephen Kent wrote: >> Who gets to decide on what algorithms get first class status and based on what criteria? > If we look at what the CP developed in the SIDR WG for the RPKI says, the answer is the IESG So, they're going to flip a coin or what? "Who" is largely irrelevant. The criteria is the interesting bit. >> Steve brought up "national" algorithm, but we have also "personal" algorithms such as curve25519 or threefish. > WGs like IPsec, TLS, and SMIME have been able to say no to "personal" algs for a long time. IPsec, TLS, and SMIME are all one-to-one. DNSSEC (in this context) is one-to-many. Regards, -drc _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf