Hi Authors,

This is a friendly weekly reminder that we await content approvals from 
Christopher, Kazuho, and Eric before moving along with formatting updates for 
this document.

Thank you!

Madison Church
RFC Production Center

> On Jan 17, 2026, at 6:37 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM Madison Church <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Paul - We have noted your approvals for the two proposed technical changes.
> 
> Nick - Thank you for your reply! We have noted your approval for the contents 
> of this document on the AUTH48 status page and implemented your requested 
> updates. The diff file was incredibly helpful!
> 
> We will wait for confirmation to implement the technical changes.
> 
> I will implement the technical changes in my copy.
> 
> -Ekr
>   
> Please review the contents of the document carefully. Contact us with any 
> further updates or with your approval of the document’s contents in its 
> current form. Once we receive approvals from Christopher, Kazuho, and Eric, 
> we will move forward with formatting updates.
> 
> For details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the two-part 
> approval process), see 
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> 
> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.txt
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.pdf
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.html
> 
> Markdown file:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.md
> 
> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-diff.html (comprehensive diff)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48diff.html (diff showing 
> AUTH48 changes)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48rfcdiff.html (side by side)
> 
> Markdown diffs:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-diff.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-rfcdiff.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48diff.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
> 
> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849
> 
> Thank you,
> Madison Church
> RFC Production Center
> 
> > On Jan 14, 2026, at 9:42 AM, Nick Sullivan <[email protected]> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Hello RFC Production Center,
> > 
> > I reviewed the currently posted AUTH48 text for RFC-to-be 9849
> > (rfc9849.txt on the RFC Editor authors page). Below are a small set of
> > remaining editorial issues.
> > 
> > Two items that are technically non-editorial are already being handled
> > in the TLS WG GitHub repository (issues 656 and 665 / corresponding
> > open PRs). To avoid duplication, I am not requesting those changes
> > here or requesting any expansion of RFC number placeholders (for
> > example RFCYYY1) in this note.
> > 
> > A) Typos and minor editorial fixes (no intended technical change)
> > 
> > Section 5.1 (Encoding the ClientHelloInner)
> > - Replace “structured defined” with “structure defined”.
> > Section 6.1 (Offering ECH)
> > - Capitalization: “Instead, It MUST …” -> “Instead, it MUST …”.
> > Section 7 (Server Behavior introduction)
> > - Consistency: “back-end server” -> “backend server”.
> > Section 10.8 (Cookies)
> > - Insert missing space: “unencrypted.This” -> “unencrypted. This”.
> > Section 11.3 (ECH Configuration Extension Registry)
> > - Fix grammar in the “Recommended” field description and remove
> > duplicated wording (“value with a value of”).
> > 
> > Proposed patch (unified diff against the currently posted rfc9849.txt;
> > excludes items already covered by issues 656 and 665; no RFC
> > placeholder expansions)
> > 
> > ```
> > --- rfc9849.txt
> > +++ rfc9849.txt
> > @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
> > -        structured defined in Section 5.3 of [RFC9147].  This does not
> > +        structure defined in Section 5.3 of [RFC9147].  This does not
> > 
> > @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
> > -            ClientHelloInner.random.  Instead, It MUST generate a fresh
> > +            ClientHelloInner.random.  Instead, it MUST generate a fresh
> > 
> > @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@
> > -        the client-facing server or as the back-end server.  Depending on 
> > the
> > +        the client-facing server or as the backend server.  Depending on 
> > the
> > 
> > @@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@
> > -        unencrypted.This means differences in cookies between backend
> > +        unencrypted. This means differences in cookies between backend
> > 
> > @@ -2114,13 +2114,12 @@
> > -   Recommended:  A "Y" or "N" value indicating if the extension is TLS
> > -      WG recommends that the extension be supported.  This column is
> > -      assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested.  Adding a
> > -      value with a value of "Y" requires Standards Action [RFC8126].
> > +   Recommended:  A "Y" or "N" value indicating if the TLS Working Group
> > +      recommends that the extension be supported.  This column is assigned 
> > a
> > +      value of "N" unless explicitly requested.  Adding a value of "Y"
> > +      requires Standards Action [RFC8126].
> > ```
> > 
> > GitHub PR: https://github.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/pull/671/files
> > 
> > With these changes, the publication is approved by me.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Nick Sullivan
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 12:28 PM Nick Sullivan
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Hi Madison,
> >> 
> >> Apologies for the delay, I was intending to do this over the new year but 
> >> didn't get to it. I'll review by end of week.
> >> 
> >> Best,
> >> Nick
> >> 
> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM Paul Wouters <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> approved (via email and at the PRs listed)
> >>> 
> >>> Paul
> >>> 
> >>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM Madison Church 
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> Hi Authors, *Paul,
> >>>> 
> >>>> Happy new year!
> >>>> 
> >>>> This is a friendly reminder that we have yet to hear back from you 
> >>>> regarding the readiness of this document’s contents before moving 
> >>>> forward with formatting updates.
> >>>> 
> >>>> *Paul - As responsible AD for this document, please review the changes 
> >>>> below and let us know if you approve:
> >>>> https://github.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/pull/668
> >>>> https://github.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/pull/667
> >>>> 
> >>>> For the AUTH48 status page, see: 
> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thank you!
> >>>> Madison Church
> >>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>> On Dec 18, 2025, at 12:46 PM, Madison Church 
> >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Hi Eric,
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Thank you for the followup! We have updated the AUTH48 status page 
> >>>>> (https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849) and we will wait to hear 
> >>>>> from you once you complete your final content review.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>> On Dec 18, 2025, at 12:33 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> FWIW I think Paul actually just approved this one change, not the 
> >>>>>> overall RFC.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> I have merged this markdown file into the version on GitHub. There are 
> >>>>>> two pending
> >>>>>> changes that are technically not just editorial, though I think 
> >>>>>> obvious and need Paul's
> >>>>>> approval:
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> https://github.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/pull/668
> >>>>>> https://github.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/pull/667
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> In parallel, I will also need to give it a final top-to-bottom read, 
> >>>>>> which I hope to do in the next
> >>>>>> week or so.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM Madison Church 
> >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi Paul,
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> We have marked your approval on the AUTH48 status page (see 
> >>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849).
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> On Dec 18, 2025, at 11:27 AM, Paul Wouters <[email protected]> 
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> On Dec 18, 2025, at 11:06, Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Hi Authors, *Paul,
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> *Paul - As responsible AD, please note that we await your approval 
> >>>>>>>> of RFC YYY1 as an Informative Reference (changed from Normative to 
> >>>>>>>> Informative).
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> approved
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Paul
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Authors - This is a friendly reminder that we await approvals from 
> >>>>>>>> each author prior to moving forward with formatting updates.
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> For details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the 
> >>>>>>>> two-part approval process), see 
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.txt
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.pdf
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.html
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Markdown file:
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-diff.html (comprehensive 
> >>>>>>>> diff)
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-rfcdiff.html (side by 
> >>>>>>>> side)
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48diff.html (diff 
> >>>>>>>> showing AUTH48 changes)
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48rfcdiff.html (side 
> >>>>>>>> by side)
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Markdown diffs:
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-diff.html
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> On Dec 11, 2025, at 10:07 AM, Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Hi Eric, *Paul,
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Eric - Thank you for your reply! We weren’t sure if this was 
> >>>>>>>>> intentional, so thank you for clarifying. We have moved RFC YYY1 to 
> >>>>>>>>> the Informative References section.
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> *Paul - As responsible AD, please let us know if you approve RFC 
> >>>>>>>>> YYY1 as an Informative Reference.
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Please review the contents of the document carefully. Contact us 
> >>>>>>>>> with any further updates or with your approval of the document’s 
> >>>>>>>>> contents in its current form. We will await approvals from each 
> >>>>>>>>> author prior to moving forward with formatting updates.
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> For details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the 
> >>>>>>>>> two-part approval process), see 
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.txt
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.pdf
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.html
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Markdown file:
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-diff.html (comprehensive 
> >>>>>>>>> diff)
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-rfcdiff.html (side by 
> >>>>>>>>> side)
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48diff.html (diff 
> >>>>>>>>> showing AUTH48 changes)
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48rfcdiff.html (side 
> >>>>>>>>> by side)
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Markdown diffs:
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-diff.html
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2025, at 4:38 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Madison,
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> I believe that the citation to RFCYYY1 should be informative, not 
> >>>>>>>>>> normative. I corrected that in
> >>>>>>>>>> my version but I guess I forgot to flag it. Paul, co-authors, any 
> >>>>>>>>>> objections?
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Eric,
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the updated markdown file! We have incorporated your 
> >>>>>>>>>> edits into the document. Upon further review, we have also updated 
> >>>>>>>>>> the term "Shared Mode" to follow the same pattern as "Split Mode" 
> >>>>>>>>>> (uppercase on first use and in titles, lowercase otherwise). 
> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know any objections. Additionally, we will update 
> >>>>>>>>>> the WHATWG reference per our discussion during formatting. Aside 
> >>>>>>>>>> from the updates mentioned, we have no further questions/comments 
> >>>>>>>>>> at this time.
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Please review the contents of the document carefully. Contact us 
> >>>>>>>>>> with any further updates or with your approval of the document’s 
> >>>>>>>>>> contents in its current form. We will await approvals from each 
> >>>>>>>>>> author prior to moving forward with formatting updates.
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> For details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the 
> >>>>>>>>>> two-part approval process), see 
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.txt
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.pdf
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.html
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Markdown file:
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-diff.html 
> >>>>>>>>>> (comprehensive diff)
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-rfcdiff.html (side by 
> >>>>>>>>>> side)
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48diff.html (diff 
> >>>>>>>>>> showing AUTH48 changes)
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48rfcdiff.html 
> >>>>>>>>>> (side by side)
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Markdown diffs:
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2025, at 7:12 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Here is an updated markdown file with the fixed width adjustments.
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/refs/heads/auth48/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Eric,
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply! Please see inline.
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 2, 2025, at 1:38 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Re the questions and comments:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> * I will send a revised file with the fixed width issues fixed
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Noted!
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> * As I understand the WHATWG question, there are two distinct 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> issues (1) whether to reference a commit and (2) whether to 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> reference fragments. I'm OK with referencing a commit like this 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> if that's what you agreed with WHATWG, but I read this text as 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> saying not to reference fragments unless we ensure that the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> anchor is permanent https://whatwg.org/working-mode#anchors. 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Have we done so for this one?
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for clarifying. We are unsure if the current anchor [1] 
> >>>>>>>>>>> is permanent, so we would recommend not using it and using the 
> >>>>>>>>>>> more general one [2]. However, if any other authors put in a 
> >>>>>>>>>>> request with WHATWG to make that anchor permanent, please let us 
> >>>>>>>>>>> know.
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> [1] https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-ipv4-parser
> >>>>>>>>>>> [2] https://url.spec.whatwg.org/
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> I think we are in agreement, then, thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Authors,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> This is a friendly weekly reminder that we await answers to the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> followup questions/comments below and your review of the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> document before continuing with the publication process. For 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> two-part approval process), see: 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 25, 2025, at 8:34 AM, Madison Church 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Eric,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply! We have updated the document as 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> requested and have two followup items for your review, which 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> can be viewed in the AUTH48 thread below or in the updated 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> markdown file marked with "rfced".
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2025, at 10:33 PM, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Update: I fixed my affiliation.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you. I am editing this in GitHub. I merged in your 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> proposed changes except
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for those I think are inadvisable, which I reverted. I 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> answered your questions inline.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can find the latest markdown file here (also attached):
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tlswg/draft-ietf-tls-esni/refs/heads/auth48/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Ekr
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM <[email protected]> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Authors,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (as necessary) the following questions, which are also in the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> source file.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] References
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a) Regarding [WHATWG-IPV4], this reference's date is May 2021.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The URL provided resolves to a page with "Last Updated 12 May 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2025".
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note that WHATWG provides "commit snapshots" of their living 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> standards and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> there are several commit snapshots from May 2021 with the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> latest being from 20
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> May 2021. For example: 20 May 2021
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (https://url.spec.whatwg.org/commit-snapshots/1b8b8c55eb4bed9f139c9a439fb1c1bf5566b619/#concept-ipv4-parser)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We recommend updating this reference to the most current 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version of the WHATWG
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Living Standard, replacing the URL with the more general URL 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the standard
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (https://url.spec.whatwg.org/), and adding a "commit snapshot" 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> URL to the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> reference.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [WHATWG-IPV4]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>      WHATWG, "URL - IPv4 Parser", WHATWG Living Standard, May
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>       2021, <https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-ipv4-parser>.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> EKR: Per MT, WHATWG has asked us not to do that. We should 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> leave
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> this as-is and change the date to December 2025.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) For context, we reached out to WHATWG in September about a 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> format for references to their standards (see: 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/meta/issues/363). The proposed update 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> below for this reference reflects the approved format. It would 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> be helpful for the RPC to know what WHATWG has asked authors to 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> not do so that we can reach out for clarification and update 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> our recommended citation if necessary. With this in mind, let 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> us know if any updates need to be made.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> [WHATWG-IPV4]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>      WHATWG, "URL - IPv4 Parser", WHATWG Living Standard,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>      <https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-ipv4-parser>.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>      Commit snapshot:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>      
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://url.spec.whatwg.org/commit-snapshots/1b8b8c55eb4bed9f139c9a439fb1c1bf5566b619/#concept-ipv4-parser
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding the date, we don't recommend using a future date for 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> a reference as it doesn't reflect the date for a currently 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> published work (unless there is an anticipated update to the 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> WHATWG specification in December 2025).
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> d) FYI, RFCYYY1 (draft-ietf-tls-svcb-ech) will be updated 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> during the XML stage.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7) <!-- [rfced] We note that the following terms use 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fixed-width font
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> inconsistently. Please review these terms and let us know how 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> we should update
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> or if there are any specific patterns that should be followed 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (e.g.,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fixed-width font used for field names, variants, etc.).
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> accept_confirmation
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> cipher_suite
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ClientHello
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ClientHelloInner
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ClientHelloOuter
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ClientHelloOuterAAD
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> config_id
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECHClientHello
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECHConfig
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECHConfig.contents.public_name
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECHConfigContents
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECHConfigList
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> EncodedClientHelloInner
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> inner
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> maximum_name_length
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> outer
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> payload
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> public_key
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ServerHello.random
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> zeros
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> —>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> EKR: Thanks. Fixed width should be used for field names and 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> other PDUs.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I notice that some of these are regular words (zeros) so you 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to determine from context whether it's referring to some 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> protocol element or just to the concept "carries an encrypted 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> payload" versus "the payload field". Do you want to take a cut 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> at changing as many of these as make sense and then I can 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> review, or would you prefer I make the changes?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> One question is what to do in definition lists. My sense is 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the list heds should be non-fixed-width but maybe you 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a convention.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) Thank you for offering to make changes. Please feel free to 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> attach an updated markdown file containing the changes for 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> terms using fixed-width font.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> For definition lists, we typically leave this up to the authors 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> to determine how they would like the terms to appear for 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> consistency. For an example of terms in a definition list using 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> a fixed-width font, see: 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9623.html#section-5.1.1.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.txt
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.pdf
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.xml
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849.md
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-rfcdiff.html (side 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> by side)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-auth48rfcdiff.html 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> (side by side)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Markdown diffs:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9849-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see: 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9849.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> We will await approvals from each author prior to moving 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> forward with formatting updates. For details of the AUTH48 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> process in kramdown-rfc (including the two-part approval 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> process), see: 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Madison Church
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center

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