On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM Megan Ferguson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> ADs,
>

Just in case this is pending me as the then-AD at the time,



>
> 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."
>

The downrefs are fine.


> >>>>
> >>>> —>
> >
> > 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?
>

No need for any changes.


> >
> >
> > 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.
>
> That looks fine to me.


> > Once we hear back some AD guidance on the above, we believe the document
> will be ready to move forward in the publication process.
>

No issues with the proposed Section 1.1.1 change and no issues with the
downrefs. Looks good to go.


Paul



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> >
> >   The Final Review status page for this document is viewable here:
> >    https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9980
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > 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
> >> Sent with ProtonMail, OpenPGP key 0x7E6761563EFE3930
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> side)
> >>>
> >>> The Final Review status page for this document is viewable here:
> >>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9980
> >>>
> >>> 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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> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-auth48diff.html (Final
> Review changes only)
> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-auth48rfcdiff.html (side
> by side)
> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9980-alt-diff.html (to see
> IANA table/list changes)
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> side)
> >>>>
> >>>> The Final Review status page for this document is viewable here:
> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9980
> >>>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>> Sent with ProtonMail, OpenPGP key 0x7E6761563EFE3930
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *****IMPORTANT*****
> >>>>
> >>>> Updated 2026/05/08
> >>>>
> >>>> RFC Author(s):Instructions for Completing AUTH48
> >>>>
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> >>>> RFC EditorRFC9980 (draft-ietf-openpgp-pqc-17)
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> >>>> Title : Post-Quantum Cryptography in OpenPGP
> >>>> Author(s) : S. Kousidis, J. Roth, F. Strenzke, A. Wussler
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