NATO multi-year Science for Peace project MD.SFPP 984520
Secure Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography
Minutes: Kick-off Meeting
Place: Tel Aviv Univerity Israel
Duration: Dec 8 – 11, 2013
Participants: Dr. Otokar Grosek (Slovak University of Technology)
Dr. Eran Tromer (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Dr. Viktor Fischer (Hubert Curien Laboratory, France)
Dr. Rainer Steinwandt (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
Dr. Karol Nemoga (project evaluator)
Dec 7: arrival
Dec 8: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
 Administrative and organizational aspects of the project
discussion lead by Karol Nemoga
 Webpage access, communication plan, next visits
discussion lead by Otokar Grosek
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 Discussion about suitable post-quantum cryptographic schemes and their
realization in software/hardware, identification of functionality that should be
implemented in hardware
discussion lead by Rainer Steinwandt and Eran Tromer
 Discussion about FPGA implementation and test vectors
discussion lead by Viktor Fischer
Dec 9: 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
 Discussion about priorities for algorithmic components that should be
implemented in hardware
Discussion led by Viktor Fischer and Rainer Steinwandt
 Continued technical discussions, creation of a shared online document to
synchronize workflow between participants
discussion led by Eran Tromer
2:00 pm – 5:00 am
 Discussion on organization of the implementation work, demonstration of
accoustic side-channel attack
discussion lead by Eran Tromer
 Discussion about the involvement of young scientists and experts
discussion led by Karol Nemoga and Otokar Grosek
Dec 10: 9:00 am – 5 pm
 Miscellanea: identification of parameter sets for McEliece, survey existing
attacks, update shared online document
 Social program
Dec 11: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
 Miscellanea: fast key generation in McEliece, possible improvement of a
simple power analysis against individual ciphertexts
 Generation of meeting report
Dec 12: departure
All directors agree that the next project meeting will take place at TAU during first 2
weeks of June 2014. Since we plan to organize in the same time a workshop where
other scientists and students from TAU will participate, the exact days will be fixed after
communication with experts and end users of the Project.
Problems
No problems on the scientfic side of the mission have been encountered so far. There is
some uncertainty about minor administrative details:
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Is it possible to refund airport parking and cost for Internet access at a hotel
during a Mission?
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Is it possible to have several items of equipment on one invoice from the same
vendor?
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If we need a change of some equipment inbetween two Progress Reports due to
new models coming to the market, do we need to ask SfP PO for approval?
Request for Action to be taken by the SfP Programme Office
Two new end-users are to be added—one from the project partner in Slovakia (Military
Intelligence) and one from the project partner in Israel (Check Point Ltd.). Once the
pertinent letters of the end users are available, the SfP programme office will be
requested to approve or disapprove these new end users.
Final conclusions
All planned activities and goals were completely reached.