[Ietf-keyprov] Next Steps after the BOF

[Hallam-Baker, Phillip]

The next step that we need to take is to reach consensus on the charter with a view to getting it to an IETF last call via the IESG.

Thanksgiving is closing fast so please raise concerns now rather than waiting until we get to last call here.

As discussed at the meeting we are not going to produce an applicability statement now or do technical work until we have a charter.


The charter text was:

Current developments in inter-domain Shared Symmetric Key tokens and inter-domain use of Kerberos have highlighted the need for a standard protocol for provisioning symmetric keys.

The need for provisioning protocols in PKI architectures has been recognized for some time. Although the existence and architecture of these protocols provides a feasibility proof for the KEYPROV, assumptions built into these protocols make them inapplicable to symmetric keys.

In particular the ability to provision symmetric keys and associated attributes dynamically to already issued devices such as cell phones and USB drives is highly desirable. The working group will develop the necessary protocols and data formats required to support provisioning and management of symmetric key authentication tokens, both proprietary and standards based.

Deliverables:

*	Requirements and use cases
*	Protocol specification
*	Key Container specification

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