[TLS] Re: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-08 (Ends 2026-07-08)

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From: Peter C <Peter.C@ncsc.gov.uk>
To: Bertrand Jacquin <bertrand=40jacquin.bzh@dmarc.ietf.org>
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OFFICIAL

Betrand,

Good news! While draft-ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem is standards track,
draft-ietf-tls-mlkem is not. Its intended status is Informational.
(https://www.ietf.org/process/rfcs/#statuses)

Cheers,

Peter


OFFICIAL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bertrand Jacquin <bertrand=40jacquin.bzh@dmarc.ietf.org>
> Sent: 30 June 2026 21:57
> To: Joseph Salowey <joe@salowey.net>; tls@ietf.org
> Cc: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem@ietf.org; tls-chairs@ietf.org
> Subject: [TLS] Re: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-08 (Ends 2026-07-08)
>
> Joseph, WG,
>
> I have read draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-08. For the record: I do not
> support publication of a standards-track document specifying
> standalone ML-KEM key establishment for TLS 1.3.

> [...] we are about to publish a standards-track specification [...]

> A WG standards-track RFC [...]

> Cheers,
> Bertrand