Friday (15 Sep) GAK meeting at NIST

[Jim Gillogly <jim@rand.org>]

I was hoping to attend and enturbulate, but my schedule doesn't quite wrap
around it.  Here's the schedule and talking paper they sent when I inquired.

	Jim Gillogly
	Hevensday, 21 Halimath S.R. 1995, 21:48

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                    WORKSHOP TENTATIVE AGENDA
             Developing Federal Key Escrow Standards

                       September 15, 1995
                          Hilton Hotel
                     Gaithersburg, Maryland
                                
9:00      Welcome, Agenda Overview
          Miles Smid, NIST

Goals and Objectives

9:10      Discussion of Goals and Objectives
          Ray Kammer, Deputy Director, NIST

9:20      Initial Thoughts on Standards Development
          Miles Smid, NIST

9:30      Industry Perspectives (5-10 min max.)

          Note:  We still have a few slots of 5 min. available. 
          Please let Arlene Carlton (301-975-3240) know if you
          would like to make a formal presentation.
          
10:30     Break

10:45     Discussion

Technical Considerations

11:00     Identifying Technical Issues
          Miles Smid, NIST

11:15     Discussion

12:00     Lunch

1:30      Breakout sessions

3:15      Break

3:30      Breakout session reports

4:15      Discussion

4:30      Future Activities (Miles Smid, NIST)

5:00      Close                                        

Note:  The workshop will be held September 15, 1995 (9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.) at the Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry Parkway,
Gaithersburg, Maryland.  The meeting will be open to the public,
although seating is limited.  Advance registration is requested,
please contact Arlene Carlton on 301/975-3240, fax: 301/948-1784
or e-mail: carlton@micf.nist.gov.  (9/6/95)

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Developing Federal Key Escrow Encryption Standards Workshop
September 15, 1995

                        Discussion Paper

In announcements made on August 17, 1995, the Government stated
its intention to work with industry and other interested
individuals to develop federal key escrow encryption standards,
including those implementable in software.  This standard, when
developed and approved, will be used by federal agencies (and
others, if they so choose) in conjunction with FIPS-approved
encryption techniques.  

The structure of the envisioned standard(s), its technical
specificity, goals and objectives, important technical
considerations, and issues of process must be addressed in order
to move forward.  Some of the more technical issues include:

-    Is a standard interface for the release of keys desirable?

-    What documentation is required?

-    How will operational procedures be developed?

-    How will conformance be validated?

-    Will security be evaluated?  If so, under what criteria and
     by whom?

-    How will configuration control be maintained?

-    Are new FIPS-approved algorithms necessary?

-    Should escrowing be built into the Public Key
     Infrastructure?

-    Is a standard escrow system identification field needed?

-    Is split knowledge required?

-    Do systems which permit data to be encrypted for both
     storage and transmission need to provide for both types of
     escrow?

-    Does the government require special features (e.g., two hour
     access, continuous real-time decryption, etc.)?

-    Who will draft the standard?  Timeframe?

Note:  These issues will be discussed at the Key Escrow Standards
Development Workshop to be held September 15, 1995 (9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.) at the Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry Parkway,
Gaithersburg, Maryland.  The meeting will be open to the public,
although seating is limited.  Advance registration is requested,
please contact Arlene Carlton on 301/975-3240, fax: 301/948-1784
or e-mail: carlton@micf.nist.gov.                      

9/6/95

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