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

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From: "Scott Fluhrer (sfluhrer)" <sfluhrer@cisco.com>
To: Joseph Salowey <joe@salowey.net>, "<tls@ietf.org>" <tls@ietf.org>
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Subject: [TLS] Re: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)
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I vote to approve this document
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From: Joseph Salowey <joe@salowey.net>
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Subject: [TLS] WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)


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.