Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part X: Considerations for Quantum Cryptanalysis Resistance
draft-hallambaker-mesh-quantum-03
Network Working Group P. M. Hallam-Baker
Internet-Draft 2 November 2020
Intended status: Informational
Expires: 6 May 2021
Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part X: Considerations for Quantum Cryptanalysis
Resistance
draft-hallambaker-mesh-quantum-03
Abstract
The Mathematical Mesh 'The Mesh' is an infrastructure that
facilitates the exchange of configuration and credential data between
multiple user devices and provides end-to-end security. This
document describes.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2. Defined Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3. Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4. Implementation Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Recommended and Required Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Quantum Resistant Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.1. Example: Creating a Quantum Resistant Signature
Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction
One of the core goals of the Mesh is to move the state of the art in
commercial cryptography beyond that achieved in the 1990s when PKIX,
S/MIME and OpenPGP were first developed. While each of these
infrastructures and protocols has been subject to incremental
improvement, none has seen widespread adoption of new cryptographic
approaches.
* Quantum Resistant Signatures.
2. Definitions
This section presents the related specifications and standard, the
terms that are used as terms of art within the documents and the
terms used as requirements language.
2.1. Requirements Language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
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2.2. Defined Terms
The terms of art used in this document are described in the _Mesh
Architecture Guide_ [draft-hallambaker-mesh-architecture].
2.3. Related Specifications
The architecture of the Mathematical Mesh is described in the _Mesh
Architecture Guide_ [draft-hallambaker-mesh-architecture]. The Mesh
documentation set and related specifications are described in this
document.
2.4. Implementation Status
The implementation status of the reference code base is described in
the companion document [draft-hallambaker-mesh-developer].
3. Recommended and Required Algorithms
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