Hi Sabrina,

Thank you! The changes look good.

Best regards,
Alanna Paloma
RFC Production Center

> On Jan 5, 2026, at 3:59 PM, Sabrina Tanamal via RT <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alanna, 
> 
> These changes are complete: 
> 
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/sslkeylogfile
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters
> 
> Thank you,
> Sabrina
> 
> On Mon Jan 05 17:49:29 2026, [email protected] wrote:
>> IANA,
>> 
>> Please update your registries as follows to match the edited document
>> at https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850-diff.html.
>> 
>> 1) Please update the “application/sslkeylogfile” media type
>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-
>> types/application/sslkeylogfile> in the “Media Types” registry
>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml> as
>> follows.
>> 
>> - Add a period.
>> - Move "Macintosh file type code(s)" under “Additional information”.
>> 
>> Old:
>> Interoperability considerations: Line endings might differ from
>> platform convention
>> …
>> Additional information:
>>  Deprecated alias names for this type: N/A
>>  Magic number(s): N/A
>>  File extension(s): N/A
>> 
>> Macintosh file type code(s): N/A
>> 
>> New:
>> Interoperability considerations: Line endings might differ from
>> platform convention.
>> …
>> Additional information:
>>  Deprecated alias names for this type: N/A
>>  Magic number(s): N/A
>>  File extension(s): N/A
>>  Macintosh file type code(s): N/A
>> 
>> 2) Please update the "TLS SSLKEYLOGFILE Labels” registry
>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters/tls-
>> parameters.xhtml#tls-sslkeylogfile-labels> by making “exporters”
>> singular.
>> 
>> Old:
>> Value                                           Description
>> EARLY_EXPORTER_SECRET   Early exporters secret
>> 
>> New:
>> Value                                           Description
>> EARLY_EXPORTER_SECRET   Early exporter secret
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Alanna Paloma
>> RFC Production Center
>> 
>>> On Jan 1, 2026, at 10:58 PM, Martin Thomson <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ah, I thought I had done so already.  Sorry about that.
>>> 
>>> Approved!
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2025, at 03:48, Alanna Paloma wrote:
>>>> Hi Hannes,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for your approval. We’ve noted it on the AUTH48 status
>>>> page:
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9850
>>>> 
>>>> Once we receive Martin’s approval, we’ll move this document forward
>>>> in
>>>> the publication process.
>>>> 
>>>> Happy holidays!
>>>> Alanna Paloma
>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 20, 2025, at 1:14 AM, Hannes Tschofenig
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks a lot for the work on the document. I read through it and it
>>>>> looks good!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
>>>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Dezember 2025 um 22:38
>>>>> Von: "Yaroslav Rosomakho" <[email protected]>
>>>>> An: "Alanna Paloma" <[email protected]>
>>>>> CC: "Martin Thomson" <[email protected]>,rfc-editor <rfc-
>>>>> [email protected]>,"Hannes Tschofenig"
>>>>> <[email protected]>,"[email protected]" <tls-
>>>>> [email protected]>,tls-chairs <[email protected]>,"Sean Turner"
>>>>> <[email protected]>,"Paul Wouters"
>>>>> <[email protected]>,[email protected]
>>>>> Betreff: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9850 <draft-ietf-tls-keylogfile-05>
>>>>> for your review
>>>>> The document looks good to me.
>>>>> Thank you for your excellent work!
>>>>> -yaroslav
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM Alanna Paloma <[email protected]
>>>>> editor.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Martin,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for your reply. We have updated the files accordingly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850.xml
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850.txt
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850.html
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850.pdf
>>>>> 
>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here:
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850-diff.html (comprehensive
>>>>> diff)
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850-auth48diff.html (AUTH48
>>>>> changes)
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9850-auth48rfcdiff.html
>>>>> (AUTH48 changes side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please review the document carefully and contact us with any
>>>>> further updates you may have.  Note that we do not make changes
>>>>> once a document is published as an RFC.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We will await approvals from each party listed on the AUTH48 status
>>>>> page below prior to moving this document forward in the publication
>>>>> process.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9850
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Alanna Paloma
>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 16, 2025, at 4:18 PM, Martin Thomson <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Responses to questions inline.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you want to see the concrete recommendations, I have a pull
>>>>>> request that I'm using to track changes.  (The diff isn't
>>>>>> immaculate, mostly due to differences in the references, but it
>>>>>> includes the important changes.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://github.com/tlswg/sslkeylogfile/pull/32 in case you want to
>>>>>> follow along.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025, at 05:32, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced]
>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>> The label identifies the type of secret that is being conveyed;
>>>>>>> see Sections 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 for descriptions of the labels
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> are defined
>>>>>>> in this document.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sold.  Thanks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 2) <!--[rfced] Is "the Random" correct here, or should this be
>>>>>>> updated to "the
>>>>>>> Random field" or "the value of the Random field"?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've changed to the latter, as in:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> these labels MUST be followed by the value of the Random field
>>>>>>> from the Inner ClientHello.
>>>>>>> Otherwise, the Random field from the Outer ClientHello MUST be
>>>>>>> used.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] Would updating "(e.g., [RFC8471])" and "(e.g.,
>>>>>>> [RFC9261])" as
>>>>>>> follows be more precise and clear? Please review.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don't think that this is necessary.  I don't consider these
>>>>>> examples important (both are essentially dead protocols to some
>>>>>> degree).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 4) <!--[rfced] We have some questions about the citations
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> a) RFC-to-be 9846 (draft-ietf-tls-rfc8446bis), which uses the
>>>>>>> citation [TLS13]
>>>>>>> in this document, obsoletes RFC 8446.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> b) RFC 4492 has been obsoleted by RFC 8422.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The updated documents should be used, yes.  And your section
>>>>>> reference updates are correct:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>> Forward secrecy guarantees provided in TLS 1.3 (see Section 1.3
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> Appendix F.1 of [TLS13]) and some modes of TLS 1.2 (such as
>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>> in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of [RFC8422]) do not hold if key
>>>>>>> material is
>>>>>>> recorded.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 5) <!-- [rfced] IANA Considerations section
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> a) Section 4.1: FYI - We made a minor change (i.e., added a
>>>>>>> period) to the
>>>>>>> media type template. If no objections, we will ask IANA to update
>>>>>>> the template
>>>>>>> at https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-
>>>>>>> types/application/sslkeylogfile
>>>>>>> accordingly prior to publication.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please go ahead.  It's a good change.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> b) Section 4.2: Please review the suggestions below for the
>>>>>>> description of
>>>>>>> EARLY_EXPORTER_SECRET and let us know which is preferred.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> Or:
>>>>>>> Early exporter secret
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I prefer this.  If you could nudge IANA, that would be
>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> c) Section 4.2: We note that these two sentences include two
>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>> citations that describe the role of the designated expert (i.e.,
>>>>>>> Section 17 of
>>>>>>> [RFC8447] and [RFC8126]). Is the intent to cite both references,
>>>>>>> or is citing
>>>>>>> just one sufficient to aid the reader?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>> The role of the designated expert is described in
>>>>>>> Section 17 of [RFC8447].  The designated expert [RFC8126]
>>>>>>> ensures
>>>>>>> that the specification is publicly available.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Good catch.  This was a little sloppy.  I'll suggest a bigger edit
>>>>>> below to catch both changes to that paragraph...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> d) Is "location" the best word choice here? Would "organization",
>>>>>>> "group", or
>>>>>>> something else be an improvement?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Your suggestion is good.  I'll include the entire paragraph,
>>>>>> including my edit from above and your other edits, so that we are
>>>>>> clear on where this ends up:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>> It is sufficient to
>>>>>>> cite an Internet-Draft (that is posted but not published as an
>>>>>>> RFC)
>>>>>>> or a document from another standards body, an industry
>>>>>>> consortium, or any other organization.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is where I ended up:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> +New assignments in the "TLS SSLKEYLOGFILE Labels" registry will
>>>>>> be administered by IANA through the
>>>>>> +Specification Required procedure {{?RFC8126}}. The role of
>>>>>> designated experts for TLS registries is described
>>>>>> +in {{Section 17 of ?RFC8447}}. Designated experts for this
>>>>>> registry are advised to ensure that the specification is
>>>>>> +publicly available.  In the Reference column, it is sufficient to
>>>>>> cite an Internet-Draft (that is posted but not published
>>>>>> +as an RFC) or a document from another standards body, an industry
>>>>>> consortium, or any other organization.
>>>>>> +Designated experts may provide more in-depth reviews, but their
>>>>>> approval should not be taken as an endorsement
>>>>>> +of the SSLKEYLOGFILE label.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Or, in text:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> New assignments in the "TLS SSLKEYLOGFILE Labels" registry will be
>>>>>> administered by IANA through the Specification Required procedure
>>>>>> [RFC8126].  The role of designated experts for TLS registries is
>>>>>> described in Section 17 of [RFC8447].  Designated experts for this
>>>>>> registry are advised to ensure that the specification is publicly
>>>>>> available.  In the Reference column, it is sufficient to cite an
>>>>>> Internet-Draft (that is posted but not published as an RFC) or a
>>>>>> document from another standards body, an industry consortium, or
>>>>>> any
>>>>>> other organization.  Designated experts may provide more in-depth
>>>>>> reviews, but their approval should not be taken as an endorsement
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the SSLKEYLOGFILE label.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 6) <!--[rfced] This document contains an informative reference to
>>>>>>> [RFC8792], but
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>> The examples below use line wrapping per [RFC8792].
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm going to suggest that we include that line, then remove the
>>>>>> "comment" that cites 8792 in each of the three examples.  With the
>>>>>> added text, there is no need to add three copies of the comment.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 7) <!-- [rfced] Please review the artwork elements used in
>>>>>>> Appendix A. Should
>>>>>>> these be tagged as sourcecode instead? If these should be
>>>>>>> sourcecode,
>>>>>>> please let us whether the "type" attribute should be set. If the
>>>>>>> current
>>>>>>> list of preferred values for "type"
>>>>>>> (see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=sourcecode-
>>>>>>> types)
>>>>>>> does not contain an applicable type, then feel free to suggest a
>>>>>>> new one.
>>>>>>> Also, it is acceptable to leave the "type" attribute not set.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think that sourcecode isn't right, but neither is artwork.  I've
>>>>>> changed to <sourcecode type="application/sslkeylogfile"> on my
>>>>>> end, which seems like the best of a bunch of bad choices.  (This
>>>>>> is really just plaintext output, for which the HTML <pre> or <xmp>
>>>>>> would be a better fit.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 8) <!-- [rfced] The terms listed below are enclosed in <tt> in
>>>>>>> this document.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've updated the definition list <dt> usage of `secret`, `label`,
>>>>>> and `client_random` to include <tt>, plus the first instance of
>>>>>> `label` in the corresponding definition/<dd>.  All other uses are
>>>>>> correct from my review.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 9) <!-- [rfced] FYI - We have added expansions for the following
>>>>>>> abbreviations
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Perfect, thanks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 10) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language"
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Acknowledged.  I'll note that this document uses "master"
>>>>>> according to its definition in TLS 1.2.  This is necessary, but
>>>>>> the only instance of language that is likely to cause issues.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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