phc-discussions - Re: [PHC] submitters on discussions list

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 09:49:40 +0200
From: Dmitry Khovratovich <khovratovich@...il.com>
To: "discussions@...sword-hashing.net" <discussions@...sword-hashing.net>
Subject: Re: [PHC] submitters on discussions list


When discussing SHA-3 candidates, we simply sent our observations to the NIST mailing list. It is sufficient that the Committee is reading this list.

If you have a serious attack, it is recommended to contact the designers first to ensure you got it right.

Dmitry

> On Apr 3, 2014, at 9:00, Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com> wrote:
> 
> JP, all -
> 
> Can/should we require/ensure that all PHC submitters are subscribed to
> the discussions list?  I'd like to be providing feedback on submissions
> by simply posting in here, but for some of the submissions I am not sure
> if their authors are in here.
> 
> Not being in here to comment would put their submissions at a
> disadvantage anyway, so maybe we should just discuss in here and assume
> that if the authors haven't subscribed, the scheme will probably not
> make it into the shortlist of finalists? ;-)  This feels harsh, though,
> and it could result in otherwise good schemes being thrown out on a
> misunderstanding.  On the other hand, requiring people to be on a
> discussion mailing list is not great (we didn't list it among
> requirements for PHC submitters), whereas using private e-mail or CC'ing
> them is not perfect either.
> 
> Thoughts?  Maybe I am imagining this issue, and you can simply check and
> tell us that all of the submitters are already subscribed?
> 
> Alexander