Re: [Curdle] Call for Adoption

["Mark D. Baushke" <mdb%juniper.net@localhost>]

Hi,

Over on the ietf-ssh%NetBSD.org@localhost list, Stephen Farrell suggested that I
see if I could add

  https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-baushke-ssh-dh-group-sha2 

under the curdle charter. 

The draft deprecates a Secure Shell (SSH) key exchange algorithm
(Diffie-Hellman group1 - a 768-bit MODP group) and recommends
replacement with stronger Diffie-Hellman MODP groups (groups 14, 15,
16).

The draft does have two interoperable implementations that have
implemented it.

Does it fit well enough into the curdle charter to be added here?

	Thank you,
	-- Mark

 ------- forwarded message -------
From: Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell%cs.tcd.ie@localhost>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:34:05 +0000
Subject: Re: draft-baushke-ssh-dh-group-sha2-01 (was Re: DH group exchange)

Hiya,

On 13/01/16 09:21, Mark D. Baushke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> URL: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-baushke-ssh-dh-group-sha2
> 
> I believe that OpenSSH and Dropbear SSH have both implemented interoperable
> versions using the current 01 version at this point in time.
> 
> I would be interested in hearing if any other implementations have
> adopted these new DH groups.
> 
> Are there any additional comments or changes needed for the draft before
> we can move to the next step in the process?
> 
> Hmmm... What is next? Getting 'AD is watching' or is it getting a
> document shepherd?

There's no active SSH WG, but there is the curdle WG. Its
charter [1] however is limited in terms of what it's
allowed to add to protocols. OTOH, this is not defining any
new groups, just updating codepoints, including deprecating
one (to NOT RECOMMENDED). So the draft could fit there on
that basis I guess. So I'd say send a mail to the curdle
list and suggest this be adopted there.

If that doesn't work I can look at AD sponsoring it, but
since one of the reasons to setup curdle was to avoid too
many of these being AD sponsored, please try there first.

Cheers,
S.

[1] https://tools.ietf.org/wg/curdle

> 
> 	Thank you,
> 	-- Mark