ADs,

Just a friendly reminder that this document is ready to go once we hear back 
from the AD on the following:

> On Jun 1, 2026, at 9:12 AM, Megan Ferguson <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Now we believe we just need AD input to wrap things up.
> 
> *AD - Please weigh in on question 8 and the authors’ updates to resolve 
> question 12 (copied below for convenience):
> 
>>>> 8) <!--[rfced] [AD] The authors submitted a query about possible downrefs 
>>>> suggested by IDNITs (see list below).  This is not generally something the 
>>>> RPC advises on.  Upon conference between AD and authors, please let us 
>>>> know if any updates/changes are necessary.
>>>> 
>>>> Checking references for intended status: Proposed Standard
>>>> 
>>>>   (See RFCs 3967 and 4897 for information about using normative references
>>>>   to lower-maturity documents in RFCs)
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-203'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-204'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-205'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'IANA-OPENPGP'
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 3394
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 7748
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 8032
>>>> 
>>>>> From the authors: "We listed those references as normative as they
>>>> contain the algorithmic specifications needed.
>>>> 
>>>> We would appreciate guidance from the RFC Editor Team if this should
>>>> be handled differently."
>>>> 
>>>> —>
> 
> From Falko:
>> as I understand question 8, we still need to address the "downref" problems:
>> - normative references to the FIPS specs: Can these simply be kept?
>> - normative reference to IANA registry: What is the right way here?
>> - normative references to "Informational" RFCs: It seems to me those need 
>> some kind of annotation if we want to keep them as normative references. But 
>> I don't understand the procedure. Can you point out the possible options 
>> here?
> 
> 
> And for question 12 (inclusive language):
>> 12) We did not find any issues regarding inclusive language. The word 
>> 'traditional' is used in line with the definition of 'traditional 
>> cryptographic algorithms' in RFC 9794. For clarity, we suggest to add this 
>> term in Section 1.1.1. We propose the following change. We also believe 
>> there should be a comma before the "and", please feel free to remove it if 
>> that is wrong.
>> 
>> Section 1.1.1
>> 
>> OLD:
>> Specifically, the terms "multi-algorithm", "composite" and "non-composite" 
>> are used in correspondence with the definitions therein.
>> 
>> NEW:
>> Specifically, the terms "multi-algorithm", "composite", "non-composite", and 
>> "traditional" are used in correspondence with the definitions therein.
> 
> Once we hear back some AD guidance on the above, we believe the document will 
> be ready to move forward in the publication process.
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> 
> Megan Ferguson
> RFC Production Center
> 
> 
>> On May 30, 2026, at 2:25 PM, Aron Wussler <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Megan,
>> 
>> I also reviewed and approve the document.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Aron
>> 
>> --
>> Aron Wussler
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>> 
>> 
>> On Friday, 29 May 2026 at 23:11, Megan Ferguson 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stavros, Johannes, and Falko,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your replies.
>>> 
>>> We have updated as suggested by Falko (thank you for spotting that!) and 
>>> reposted the files.
>>> 
>>> We have also recorded your approvals of the document in its current form.  
>>> We will assume your approval stands even if a coauthor submits further 
>>> changes unless we hear objection at that time. Once we have approval from 
>>> Aron and AD approval, this document should be ready to move forward in the 
>>> publication process.
>>> 
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>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Megan Ferguson
>>> RFC Production Center
>>> 
>>>> On May 29, 2026, at 1:28 AM, Stavros Kousidis <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Megan,
>>>> 
>>>> Looks good for me, too.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you all
>>>> Stavros
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Am 29. Mai 2026 07:50:59 MESZ schrieb Johannes Roth <[email protected]>:
>>>> Hi Megan,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the quick action. I reviewed the document and it looks good to 
>>>> me (aside from the comma issue that Falko mentioned).
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Johannes
>>>> 
>>>> On 27.05.2026 18:59, Megan Ferguson wrote:
>>>> Hi Aron and *AD,
>>>> 
>>>> [*AD - please respond regarding question #8 and review/approve the 
>>>> author’s suggested text to resolve question #12].
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the reply and guidance. We have updated as requested.
>>>> 
>>>> Note that we made the further change of removing “of RFC 9980” from the 
>>>> Reference column of the IANA Considerations table (now list). This matches 
>>>> the method of referencing most commonly seen in recently published RFCs; 
>>>> please let us know any objections. Note that these changes are best viewed 
>>>> in the “alt diff” files below.
>>>> 
>>>> Please review the files carefully as we do not make changes once the 
>>>> document is published as an RFC.
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>>>> Thank you.
>>>> 
>>>> Megan Ferguson
>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>> 
>>>> On May 27, 2026, at 5:11 AM, Aron Wussler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Megan,
>>>> 
>>>> thanks for the thorough editing. We provide our answers and our suggested 
>>>> changes in the following.
>>>> 
>>>> 1) We suggest the following key words: pgp, pqc, encryption, digital 
>>>> signature, post-quantum
>>>> 
>>>> 2) We agreed to the following change:
>>>> 
>>>> Section 1
>>>> 
>>>> OLD:
>>>> Namely, these are ML-KEM [FIPS-203] as a Key Encapsulation Mechanism
>>>> (KEM), a KEM being a modern building block for public key encryption,
>>>> and ML-DSA [FIPS-204] as well as SLH-DSA [FIPS-205] as signature
>>>> schemes.
>>>> 
>>>> NEW:
>>>> ML-KEM [FIPS-203] was selected as a Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM).
>>>> A KEM is a modern building block for public key encryption.
>>>> ML-DSA [FIPS-204] and SLH-DSA [FIPS-205] were selected as signature 
>>>> schemes.
>>>> 
>>>> 3) We would like to leave these sentences in their current places. They 
>>>> clarify technical details of the algorithm choices, and thus do not belong 
>>>> into the terminology section.
>>>> 
>>>> 4) We agreed to the following change:
>>>> 
>>>> Section 4.3.1
>>>> 
>>>> OLD:
>>>> Note that like in the case of the algorithms X25519 and X448
>>>> specified in [RFC9580], for the ML-KEM composite schemes, in the case
>>>> of a v3 PKESK packet, the symmetric algorithm identifier is not
>>>> encrypted.
>>>> 
>>>> NEW:
>>>> Note that for the ML-KEM composite schemes, in the case of a v3 PKESK
>>>> packet, the symmetric algorithm identifier is not encrypted.
>>>> This follows the construction of X25519 and X448 specified in [RFC9580].
>>>> 
>>>> 5a) We agree to the proposed change to use a definitions list.
>>>> 
>>>> 5b) Indeed, the entries for ID 30 and ID 31 should be references to 
>>>> Section 5. The reference for ID 35 and 36 should be to Section 4.
>>>> 
>>>> 6) We agree to the proposed change.
>>>> 
>>>> 7) We agree to the proposed change.
>>>> 
>>>> 8) We defer to the AD for this item.
>>>> 
>>>> 9) We do not mind wrapping here. Feel free to change the tag or manually 
>>>> add a newline to resolve this.
>>>> 
>>>> 10a) The abbreviation extensions seem fine to us.
>>>> 
>>>> 10b) That is correct, you may update the document to use "Module Learning 
>>>> with Errors" as expansion for "MLWE".
>>>> 
>>>> 10c) No objections.
>>>> 
>>>> 10d) We prefer to remove "(PK)" and "(SK)" from Table 8 in Section 6.1.
>>>> 
>>>> 11a) We prefer to use "sentence case" for the term, that is, capitalize 
>>>> the first word only in titles and beginning of sentences. As far as we can 
>>>> see, the only inconsistent spelling is in Section 2.1 in the parenthesis 
>>>> "(Algorithm IDs 31 and 36)". We prefer this to be adjusted to sentence 
>>>> case.
>>>> 
>>>> Section 2.1
>>>> 
>>>> OLD:
>>>> (Algorithm IDs 31 and 36)
>>>> 
>>>> NEW:
>>>> (algorithm IDs 31 and 36)
>>>> 
>>>> 11b) The list looks fine to us.
>>>> 
>>>> 12) We did not find any issues regarding inclusive language. The word 
>>>> 'traditional' is used in line with the definition of 'traditional 
>>>> cryptographic algorithms' in RFC 9794. For clarity, we suggest to add this 
>>>> term in Section 1.1.1. We propose the following change. We also believe 
>>>> there should be a comma before the "and", please feel free to remove it if 
>>>> that is wrong.
>>>> 
>>>> Section 1.1.1
>>>> 
>>>> OLD:
>>>> Specifically, the terms "multi-algorithm", "composite" and "non-composite" 
>>>> are used in correspondence with the definitions therein.
>>>> 
>>>> NEW:
>>>> Specifically, the terms "multi-algorithm", "composite", "non-composite", 
>>>> and "traditional" are used in correspondence with the definitions therein.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Aron, on behalf of all authors
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Aron Wussler
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 15:43, Megan Ferguson 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Aron,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the heads up! We appreciate your collaboration so our mail 
>>>> exchange is easier to follow.
>>>> 
>>>> We’ll look for your reply once you get things ironed out.
>>>> 
>>>> Megan Ferguson
>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>> 
>>>> On May 20, 2026, at 2:20 AM, Aron Wussler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Megan,
>>>> 
>>>> We're already drafting internally an answer which we all agree to - sorry 
>>>> if this is taking longer than expected.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Aron
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Aron Wussler
>>>> Sent with ProtonMail, OpenPGP key 0x7E6761563EFE3930
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tuesday, 19 May 2026 at 19:36, Megan Ferguson 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Authors and *AD,
>>>> 
>>>> [*AD - please see question 8 in our mail below]
>>>> 
>>>> Just a reminder that this document awaits your attention.
>>>> 
>>>> Please review both emails sent thus far (AUT48 instructions as well as 
>>>> document-specific questions) and let us know how to proceed on any issues 
>>>> as well as any changes you might like to request upon completion of your 
>>>> review of the document.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> 
>>>> Megan Ferguson
>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>> 
>>>> On May 8, 2026, at 2:50 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> All,
>>>> 
>>>> *AD - please review question #8 below. Please note also that we assume AD 
>>>> approval of the change between versions -16 and -17 as it was submitted by 
>>>> Paul.
>>>> 
>>>> Authors - While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as 
>>>> necessary) the following questions, which are also in the source file.
>>>> 
>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] Please insert any keywords (beyond those that appear in
>>>> the title) for use on https://www.rfc-editor.org/search. -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2) <!--[rfced] This sentence is difficult to parse please rephrase (and
>>>> perhaps consider breaking up into multiple sentences).
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Namely, these are ML-KEM [FIPS-203] as a Key Encapsulation Mechanism
>>>> (KEM), a KEM being a modern building block for public key encryption,
>>>> and ML-DSA [FIPS-204] as well as SLH-DSA [FIPS-205] as signature
>>>> schemes.
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 3) <!--[rfced] Would it make sense to include the following sentences
>>>> from the subsections of 5.1 and Section 6 in the Terminology
>>>> section?
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Throughout this specification EdDSA refers to the PureEdDSA variant
>>>> defined in [RFC8032].
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Throughout this specification ML-DSA refers to the default pure and
>>>> hedged version of ML-DSA defined in [FIPS-204].
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Throughout this specification SLH-DSA refers to the default pure and
>>>> hedged version of SLH-DSA defined in [FIPS-205].
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 4) <!--[rfced] How may we rephrase to avoid the stacked "in the case"?
>>>> Perhaps breaking this sentence up would be helpful?
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Note that like in the case of the algorithms X25519 and X448
>>>> specified in [RFC9580], for the ML-KEM composite schemes, in the case
>>>> of a v3 PKESK packet, the symmetric algorithm identifier is not
>>>> encrypted.
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 5) <!--[rfced] We had the following questions related to the table in the
>>>> IANA Considerations section:
>>>> 
>>>> a) The table of IANA values is very difficult to read and, now that
>>>> some edits have been made to the text, exceed our 72-character line
>>>> length limit.
>>>> 
>>>> We suggest updating to a definitions list for readability. This
>>>> update would appear as seen here:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980alt.txt
>>>> 
>>>> b) We see links to specific tables in the various "Format" columns.
>>>> Please review as ID 30 (for example) mentions Tables 6 and 7 (which
>>>> are in Sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2, respectively), while the Reference
>>>> column is pointing to Section 5.2. If this is not as expected, please
>>>> review each entry and let us know if/how to update.
>>>> 
>>>> c) Please note that we will communicate any updates we've made to the
>>>> text in the IANA table to IANA for corresponding updates at
>>>> https://www.iana.org/assignments/openpgp/openpgp.xhtml#openpgp-public-key-algorithms
>>>>  once AUTH48 completes (and the text is stable).
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 6) <!-- [rfced] [NIST-PQC] Please review. The date provided for this
>>>> reference does not match any of the dates provided at this
>>>> reference's URL. At the bottom of the page the dates listed are
>>>> "Created January 03, 2017, Updated December 11, 2025".
>>>> 
>>>> Also, the authors used in this reference entry are not listed on this
>>>> page (with the exception of Dustin Moody who is listed in the
>>>> "Contacts" section).
>>>> 
>>>> Is there another page this reference was meant to point to?
>>>> 
>>>> If this is the correct URL we recommend the following update:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Current:
>>>> [NIST-PQC] Chen, L., Moody, D., and Y. Liu, "Post-Quantum Cryptography
>>>> Standardization", December 2016,
>>>> <https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography/post-quantum-cryptography-standardization>.
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps:
>>>> [NIST-PQC] NIST, "Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization", December 
>>>> 2025,
>>>> <https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography/post-quantum-cryptography-standardization>.
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 7) <!-- [rfced] [NISTIR-8413] FYI: We've updated the date for this
>>>> reference from September 2022 to July 2022. Note that the version from
>>>> September was withdrawn and replaced by an updated version in July
>>>> 2022: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2022/NIST.IR.8413.pdf. We
>>>> also updated the series number from "NIST IR 8413" to "NIST IR
>>>> 8413-upd1". -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 8) <!--[rfced] [AD] The authors submitted a query about possible downrefs 
>>>> suggested by IDNITs (see list below). This is not generally something the 
>>>> RPC advises on. Upon conference between AD and authors, please let us know 
>>>> if any updates/changes are necessary.
>>>> 
>>>> Checking references for intended status: Proposed Standard
>>>> 
>>>> (See RFCs 3967 and 4897 for information about using normative references
>>>> to lower-maturity documents in RFCs)
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-203'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-204'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'FIPS-205'
>>>> 
>>>> - Possible downref: Non-RFC (?) normative reference: ref. 'IANA-OPENPGP'
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 3394
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 7748
>>>> 
>>>> ** Downref: Normative reference to an Informational RFC: RFC 8032
>>>> 
>>>> From the authors: "We listed those references as normative as they
>>>> contain the algorithmic specifications needed.
>>>> 
>>>> We would appreciate guidance from the RFC Editor Team if this should
>>>> be handled differently."
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 9) <!--[rfced] Please have a look at the line wrap issue in Appendix 
>>>> A.4.3. Now that the text is in <tt> to format it as fixed width, it seems 
>>>> not to be able to wrap to fit within the 72-character limit.-->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 10) <!--[rfced] We had the following questions/comments related to
>>>> abbreviation use throughout the document:
>>>> 
>>>> a) We have expanded abbreviations on first use. Please review these
>>>> expansions for accuracy.
>>>> 
>>>> b) The document expands MLWE as "Learning with Errors problem in
>>>> module lattices (MLWE)". We believe the abbreviation stands for
>>>> "Module Learning with Errors". Please let us know if/how to update.
>>>> 
>>>> c) We have updated the expansion of SEIPD to match RFC 9580. Please
>>>> let us know any objections.
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>> Symmetrically Encrypted and Integrity Protected Data
>>>> 
>>>> Current:
>>>> Symmetrically Encrypted Integrity Protected Data
>>>> 
>>>> d) We see PK and SK are introduced in Section 6.1, but are not used
>>>> elsewhere in the text. Would you like to introduce them sooner and
>>>> use them throughout? Or perhaps remove them from Section 6.1?
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 11) <!--[rfced] We had the following questions/comments about terminology 
>>>> use throughout the document:
>>>> 
>>>> a) We see both algorithm ID and Algorithm ID. Please let us know if/how 
>>>> these should be made uniform.
>>>> 
>>>> b) Please review the list of terms that appear in <tt> (for special
>>>> marking) for consistency and let us know if any updates are necessary.
>>>> You can find the list at:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/draft-ietf-openpgp-pqc-17ttsorted.txt
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 12) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the 
>>>> online
>>>> Style Guide 
>>>> <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language>
>>>> and let us know if any changes are needed. Updates of this nature typically
>>>> result in more precise language, which is helpful for readers.
>>>> 
>>>> Note that our script did not flag any words in particular, but this should
>>>> still be reviewed as a best practice.
>>>> 
>>>> In addition, please consider whether "traditional" should be updated for 
>>>> clarity.
>>>> While the NIST website
>>>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20250214092458/https://www.nist.gov/nist-research-library/nist-technical-series-publications-author-instructions#table1>
>>>> indicates that this term is potentially biased, it is also ambiguous.
>>>> "Tradition" is a subjective term, as it is not the same for everyone.
>>>> 
>>>> -->
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> 
>>>> Megan Ferguson
>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980.pdf
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980.txt
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>>>> Diff file of the text:
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-diff.html
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>>> 
>>>> Diff of the XML:
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-xmldiff1.html
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>>>> 
>>>> Tracking progressThe details of the AUTH48 status of your document are 
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>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9980
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>>>> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for your cooperation,
>>>> 
>>>> RFC EditorRFC9980 (draft-ietf-openpgp-pqc-17)
>>>> 
>>>> Title : Post-Quantum Cryptography in OpenPGP
>>>> Author(s) : S. Kousidis, J. Roth, F. Strenzke, A. Wussler
>>>> WG Chair(s) : Stephen Farrell, Daniel Kahn Gillmor
>>>> 
>>>> Area Director(s) : Deb Cooley, Christopher Inacio
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