Crypto Forum Research Group
Chairs
The CFRG Chairs are Ran Canetti canetti@watson.ibm.com and David A. McGrew mcgrew@cisco.com.
Mail List
The email list is cfrg at irtf.org. You need not be a list member to send mail to the list. To subscribe, visit the CFRG mail page or send an email to cfrg-request@irtf.org.
An archive of the email list is available at the IRTF CFRG mail archive.
Web Site
The main CFRG web site is at www.irtf.org/rg/cfrg.
Charter
The Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG) is a general forum for discussing and reviewing uses of cryptographic mechanisms, both for network security in general and for the IETF in particular.
CFRG serves as a bridge between theory and practice, bringing new cryptographic techniques to the Internet community and promoting an understanding of the use and applicability of these mechanisms via Informational RFCs (in the tradition of, e.g., RFCs 1321 (MD5) and 2104(HMAC)). Our goal is to provide a forum for discussing and analyzing general cryptographic aspects of security protocols, and to offer guidance on the use of emerging mechanisms and new uses of existing mechanisms. IETF working groups developing protocols that include cryptographic elements are welcome to bring questions concerning the protocols to CFRG for advice.
Meetings and Membership
The CFRG meetings, membership, and mailing list are open to all who wish to participate.