[TLS] WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)

Joseph Salowey <joe@salowey.net> Thu, 12 February 2026 19:05 UTC

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Subject: [TLS] WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)
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This message starts the second Working Group Last Call for the pure ML-KEM
document (draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-07).


The file can be retrieved from:

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-mlkem/

The diff with the previous WGLC draft (-05) is here:


https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url1=draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05&url2=draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-07&difftype=--html
<https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url1=draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05&url2=draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-06&difftype=--html>


The main focus of this WGLC is to review new text providing more context
around the use of pure ML-KEM.  For those who indicated they wanted this
text, please let us know if the new text satisfies you and if you support
publication. This working group last call will end on February 27, 2026.


Thank You.