I approve these changes.
 
  I'll also comment separately on the other issues.

> On Jun 2, 2026, at 12:08 PM, Madison Church <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jeffrey, *Ketan,
> 
> *Ketan - Similar to RFC-to-be 9985, note that we have moved RFC 8341 to the 
> Normative References section per 
> https://wiki.ietf.org/group/ops/yang-security-guidelines. Please review and 
> approve this change. Once we receive confirmation, we will make note of it 
> here: https://queue.rfc-editor.org/final-review/rfc9986/.
> 
> Jeffrey - Thank you for your approval! We have updated your email and noted 
> your approval here: https://queue.rfc-editor.org/final-review/rfc9986/.
> 
> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.txt
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.pdf
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.xml
> 
> Updated diff files have been posted here:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-diff.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-auth48diff.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-auth48rfcdiff.html (side by side)
> 
> Once we receive approval from Alan, Mahesh, Sonal, and Ashesh (and once we 
> receive guidance on questions 17 and 18b), we will move this document forward 
> in the publication process.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Madison Church
> RFC Production Center
> 
> 
>> On Jun 1, 2026, at 2:49 PM, Jeffrey Haas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> My email address requires updating to "[email protected]", although jhaas 
>> will get there. :-)
>> 
>> Beyond that small update and pending review of any changes others would 
>> suggest on 18b, I approve publication.  
>> 
>> -- Jeff
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 1, 2026, at 14:47, Madison Church <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jeffrey,
>>> 
>>> We have updated the document and posted files below. See followup responses 
>>> inline.
>>> 
>>>> On May 29, 2026, at 4:39 PM, Jeffrey Haas <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Madison,
>>>> 
>>>> On May 29, 2026, at 16:47, Madison Church <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] Please review whether any of the notes in this document
>>>>>>> should be in the <aside> element. It is defined as "a container for 
>>>>>>> content that is semantically less important or tangential to the 
>>>>>>> content that surrounds it" 
>>>>>>> (https://authors.ietf.org/en/rfcxml-vocabulary#aside).
>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>> I am unclear what notes we're discussing.  The RFC Editor markup on what 
>>>>>> we're reviewing?
>>>>> 
>>>>> [rfced] Apologies for being unclear! There are a few instances in the 
>>>>> document where <aside> could be applied (for example, the text below in 
>>>>> Section 3). To see the use of <aside> in a recently published RFC, see 
>>>>> the last paragraph in Section 4.10.1 of RFC 9989: 
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9989/. Let us know if you would like 
>>>>> to utilize this element; otherwise, we will leave the text as is.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Section 3:
>>>>> Note that BFD Control Packets with the less computationally intensive
>>>>> ISAAC authentication format type are NOT signed or authenticated.
>>>>> Therefore, this format MUST NOT be used to signal BFD state changes.
>>>> 
>>>> After reviewing the various "note" blocks in the text, I would recommend 
>>>> that we do NOT use the aside element.
>>>> 
>>>> My justification is that we're using the "this is important and normative" 
>>>> sense rather than "this is a descriptive form of something you can 
>>>> otherwise glance at for additional context".  If you'd prefer to suggest a 
>>>> different phrasing than "note" for that sense, we're happy to review other 
>>>> forms that add clarity.
>>> 
>>> [rfced] Noted! We will leave the text as is. 
>>> 
>>>>>>> Meticulous Keyed ISAAC MD5 Authentication Format
>>>>>> There are three distinct formats we're trying to get consistency with.  
>>>>>> These are identified by the subsections of section 4.  They are the MD5, 
>>>>>> SHA-1, and ISAAC formats.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication Format
>>>>>> I think this is intended to be the ", ISAAC format".
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ISAAC authentication format
>>>>>> Ditto.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Optimized MD5 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication 
>>>>>>> [Note: Are any of the instances above referring to this 
>>>>>>> Auth Type, which is registered with IANA? Please let us 
>>>>>>> know if any updates are needed for consistency.]
>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>> The instance of this and the SHA-1 entry likely should be the ", MD5 
>>>>>> format" and ", SHA-1 format" forms.
>>>>> 
>>>>> [rfced] We note that there are multiple instances of "Optimized MD5 
>>>>> Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication" and "Optimized SHA-1 Meticulous 
>>>>> Keyed ISAAC Authentication" in the document . Should all instances of 
>>>>> "Optimized MD5 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication" and "Optimized 
>>>>> SHA-1 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication" be updated to "Optimized 
>>>>> Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, MD5 Format" and "Optimized 
>>>>> Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, SHA-1 Format", respectively?
>>>> 
>>>> There is a distinction here and the length of the articles and modifiers 
>>>> is making this less clear than it might be:
>>>> 
>>>> "Optimized MD5 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication" is an authentication 
>>>> type that pairs md5 as the MCI and isaac as the LCI.
>>>> 
>>>> When using this authentication type:
>>>> "Optimized Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, MD5 Format" refers to 
>>>> the PDU format for the MCI
>>>> "Optimized Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, ISAAC Format" refers to 
>>>> the PDU format for the LCI
>>>> 
>>>> Given this construction and intent, if you have suggestions on how to 
>>>> represent each of these forms in a clearer way, we're happy to consider 
>>>> that!
>>> 
>>> [rfced] Thank you for the clarification. To avoid inserting any technical 
>>> errors, we have left the terms "Optimized MD5 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC 
>>> Authentication" and "Optimized SHA-1 Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication" 
>>> as is for now. If there are any instances of these terms in particular that 
>>> should be replaced with "Optimized Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, 
>>> MD5 Format" and/or "Optimized Meticulous Keyed ISAAC Authentication, SHA-1 
>>> Format", please let us know and we will make those updates!
>>> 
>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.txt
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.pdf
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.html
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986.xml
>>> 
>>> Updated diff files have been posted here:
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-diff.html
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-auth48diff.html
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9986-auth48rfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>> 
>>> For the Final Review (formerly AUTH48) status page, see: 
>>> https://queue.rfc-editor.org/final-review/rfc9986/.
>>> 
>>> Thank you!
>>> 
>>> Madison Church
>>> RFC Production Center
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- Jeff
>> 
>> 
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