July 2025 Plenary Session — Security TG Agenda
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Agenda
[See individual project status for links to working documents and contributions]
- Meeting introduction
- Approval of agenda
- MACsec Ascon Cipher Suite – PAR discussion
Following discussion in the May Interim and electronic meeting 7 July. Current intention to request 802.1 WG approval for PAR development in the September interim and pre-circulation to the LMSC for approval at the November 2025 Plenary to submit to NesCom.
Draft PAR: 802.1AE-2018: Amendment: Ascon Cipher Suite (as input to Rennes).
[Tuesday 29 July 9.00-11.00 CEST (Madrid), Wednesday 30 July 17.00-19.00 CEST] - Revision of IEEE Std 802.1AE-2018 – PAR discussion
Following discussion in the May Interim. Current intention to request 802.1 WG approval for PAR development in the September interim and pre-circulation to the LMSC for approval at the November 2025 Plenary to submit to NesCom.
Draft PAR: 802.1AE-2018: Revision (as input to Rennes).
[Tuesday 29 July 9.00-11.00 CEST (Madrid), Wednesday 30 July 17.00-19.00 CEST] - Proposed addition of ML-DSA (FIPS 204) DevID signature suites to 802.1AR
Proposed Post Quantum Cryptography Amendment to 802.1AR-2018, Bottorff et al.
href=”https://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2025/new-bottorff-pqc-AR-amendment-proposal-0725-v01.pdf”>https://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2025/new-bottorff-pqc-AR-amendment-proposal-0725-v01.pdf
PAR and content discussion. Proposed request 802.1 WG approval for PAR development in the September interim and pre-circulation to the LMSC for approval at the November 2025 Plenary to submit to NesCom.
Draft PAR, as input to discussion in Rennes:
[Tuesday 29 July 9.00-11.00 CEST (Madrid), Wednesday 30 July 17.00-19.00 CEST] - MACsec Ascon Cipher Suite – continued discussion
Suggestion for amendment to IEEE Std 802.1AE. Ascon Cipher Suite, as input to Rennes.
[Wednesday 30 July 14.30-16.30, 17.00-19.00 CEST] - A.O.B.
[Wednesday 30 July 17.00-19.00 CEST] - Future meetings/teleconferences
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