On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 02:42:06PM -0600, Brian Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 3:08 PM Orie Steele <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > enc or encapsulated key is an ephemeral public key for DHKems, but for PQ
> > KEMs like ML-KEM, it is KEM ciphertext.
> >
> > I suggest reading RFC9180 (from memory this is the HPKE RFC, possible my
> > memory is wrong) to get a feel for the HPKE Kem interface.
> >
> 
> Your memory is correct and it's a fair point. Reading it has been on my
> todo list of things I probably won't get to anytime soon for a while now.

Reading RFC9180, regardless of the KEM type (e.g., DHKem, PQ or Hybrid),
it calls enc:

- "encapsulated key" (Sections 5 and 8.2).
- "KEM encapsulated key" (Section 9.1.1).
- "encapsulated KEM shared secret" (Sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.3).
- "encapsulated value" (Section 5.1.3).




-Ilari

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