RFC 3797 · INFORMATIONAL · 2004

Publicly Verifiable Nominations Committee Random Selection

Overview

RFC 3797, “Publicly Verifiable Nominations Committee Random Selection”, is an Informational document published in June 2004 by D. Eastlake 3rd. It obsoletes RFC 2777. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a method for making random selections in such a way that the unbiased nature of the choice is publicly verifiable. As an example, the selection of the voting members of the IETF Nominations Committee (NomCom) from the pool of eligible volunteers is used. Similar techniques would be applicable to other cases. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2777
Other RFCs from 2004

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