Re: Remove SHOULD for elliptic curve groups in IKEv2

["The Purple Streak (Hilarie Orman)" <ho@alum.mit.edu>]

andrew.krywaniuk@alcatel.com wrote:

>>>3. SHOULD   This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean
>>>
>>that there
>>
>>>   may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a
>>>   particular item, but the full implications must be understood and
>>>   carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
>>>
> 
> The valid reason for ignoring them is that the patent owners seem unwilling
> to disclose exactly what they own. The implication of ignoring them is that
> you won't be able to match the preferred security profile of many(?) other
> implementations.


On the other hand, there is published work pre-dating any patent owner's
claims, actual or rumored.  This is sufficient reason for ignoring them.

Hilarie