I'm adding Paul Wouters to this chain.  He was AD at the time this draft
entered the queue.

Deb

On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

> Authors,
>
> While reviewing this document during Final Review, please resolve (as
> necessary)
> the following questions, which are also in GitHub issues
> (see https://github.com/rfc-editor-drafts/FinalReview-rfc10015/issues).
>
>
> 1) <!-- [rfced] Please note that we updated "(D)TLS 1.2" in the title of
> the document as follows. We retained "(D)TLS 1.2" in the rest of the
> document.
>
> Original:
>   Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in (D)TLS 1.2
>
> Updated:
>   Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2
>
> We also updated the abbreviated title as follows to more closely align
> with the document title. Note that the abbreviated title appears in the
> running header at the top of each page in the PDF output.
>
> Original:
>   Deprecating RSA and FFDH(E)
>
> Updated:
>   Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchanges in (D)TLS 1.2
> -->
>
>
> 2) <!-- [rfced] Please review the following questions and changes
> regarding the
> references in this document:
>
> a) [ICA] The URL for this reference entry appears to be broken:
>
> https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.704.7932&rep=rep1&type=pdf
>
>   We found the following URL which appears to match the information
>   for this reference. May we update to use this URL?
>   https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-24174-6_21.pdf.
>
>   Current:
>      [ICA]    Jager, T., Schwenk, J., and J. Somorovsky, "Practical
>               invalid curve attacks on TLS-ECDH", 21 September 2015,
>               <https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/
>               download?doi=10.1.1.704.7932&rep=rep1&type=pdf>.]
>
>   Perhaps:
>        [ICA]  Jager, T., Schwenk, J., and J. Somorovsky, "Practical
>             invalid curve attacks on TLS-ECDH", SORICS 2015, Part I,
>             Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9326, pp. 407-425,
>             DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24174-6_21, 21 September 2015,
>             <https://link.springer.com/content/
>             pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-24174-6_21.pdf>.
>
> b) We have reformatted some of the reference entries to match the
> information provided at the URLs for those entries. Please review and let
> us
> know if you have any objections.
>
> c) We have also added URLs to the following references and formatted their
> entries accordingly. Please review and let us know any objections.
>
> [BLEI]
> [ROBOT]
> [XPROT]
> -->
>
>
> 3) <!-- [rfced] Normative reference [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] is currently
> in Final Review as RFC 9846. We updated [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] to
> [PRE-RFC9846] for now. We will make the final updates in RFCXML (i.e.,
> remove "PRE-" in "PRE-RFC9846" and"PRE-9846"). This document will be
> published at the same time as or after RFC 9846.
> -->
>
>
> 4) <!-- [rfced] Abstract: The abstract should be self-contained, so we
> have removed the "i.e." phrase that contains section pointers.
>
> Original:
>    This document updates RFCs 9325, 4346, 5246, 4162, 6347, 5932, 5288,
>    6209, 6367, 8422, 5289, 5469, 4785, 4279, 5487, 6655, and 7905, to
>    deprecate or discourage - i.e., change to MUST NOT or SHOULD NOT, as
>    listed in Section 5.3, Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Section 5.4, and
>    Section 5.5 - the use of cipher suites using the above key exchange
>    methods in (D)TLS 1.2 connections.
>
> Current (removed parenthetical):
>    This document updates RFCs 4162, 4279, 4346, 4785, 5246, 5288, 5289,
>    5469, 5487, 5932, 6209, 6347, 6367, 6655, 7905, 8422, and 9325 to
>    either deprecate or discourage the use of cipher suites using the
>    above key exchange methods in (D)TLS 1.2 connections.
> -->
>
>
> 5) <!-- [rfced] We updated the RFCs listed in the "Updates:" field in the
> first-page header to appear in ascending order (per Section 4.1.4 of RFC
> 7322). We also updated the following text to remove the duplicate "Section
> 5.3" and to list the RFCs in ascending order. Please review and let us know
> any concerns.
>
> Original:
>   Updates: 9325, 4346, 5246, 4162, 6347, 5932,
>            5288, 6209, 6367, 8422, 5289, 5469,
>            4785, 4279, 5487, 6655, 7905 (if
>            approved)
>    ...
>    This document updates RFCs 9325, 4346, 5246, 4162, 6347, 5932, 5288,
>    6209, 6367, 8422, 5289, 5469, 4785, 4279, 5487, 6655, and 7905, to
>    deprecate or discourage - i.e., change to MUST NOT or SHOULD NOT, as
>    listed in Section 5.3, Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Section 5.4, and
>    Section 5.5 - the use of cipher suites using the above key exchange
>    methods in (D)TLS 1.2 connections.
>    ...
>    This document updates [RFC9325], [RFC4346], [RFC5246], [RFC4162],
>    [RFC6347], [RFC5932], [RFC5288], [RFC6209], [RFC6367], [RFC8422],
>    [RFC5289], [RFC4785], [RFC4279], [RFC5487], [RFC6655], [RFC7905] and
>    [RFC5469] to remediate the above problems, by deprecating and
>    discouraging the use of affected cipher suites, as listed in
>    Section 5.3 Section 5.2 Section 5.3 Section 5.4 Section 5.5.
>
> Current:
>   Updates: 4162, 4279, 4346, 4785, 5246, 5288,
>            5289, 5469, 5487, 5932, 6209, 6347,
>            6367, 6655, 7905, 8422, 9325
>    ...
>    This document updates RFCs 4162, 4279, 4346, 4785, 5246, 5288, 5289,
>    5469, 5487, 5932, 6209, 6347, 6367, 6655, 7905, 8422, and 9325 to
>    either deprecate or discourage the use of cipher suites
>    using the above key exchange methods in (D)TLS 1.2 connections.
>    ...
>    This document updates [RFC4162], [RFC4279], [RFC4346], [RFC4785],
>    [RFC5246], [RFC5288], [RFC5289], [RFC5469], [RFC5487], [RFC5932],
>    [RFC6209], [RFC6347], [RFC6367], [RFC6655], [RFC7905], [RFC8422], and
>    [RFC9325] to remediate the above problems, by deprecating and
>    discouraging the use of affected cipher suites, as listed in Sections
>    5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5.
> -->
>
>
> 6) <!-- [rfced] Will readers know what "D" in the "Recommended" column
> means? Would adding a short explanation of "D" be helpful?
>
> The following sentence currently appears in Section 7 (IANA
> Considerations), but "D" is first mentioned in Section 5:
>
> Current (IANA Considerations):
>    For information about
>    the use of "D" in the "Recommended" column, see [RFC9847].
>
> Perhaps similar text could be placed at the beginning of Section 5 as
> shown below. Let us know your thoughts.
>
> Perhaps:
>   5.  Updates to Cipher Suites and TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers
>
>    The following subsections mention the use of "D" in the "Recommended"
>    column of the "TLS Cipher Suites" and "TLS ClientCertificateType
>    Identifiers" registries [TLS-REGISTRY]. See [RFC9847] for information
>    on the use of the "D".
> -->
>
>
> 7) <!-- [rfced] Please insert any keywords (beyond those that appear in
> the title) for use on https://www.rfc-editor.org/search.
> -->
>
>
> 8) <!-- [rfced] Should "are already marked" be updated to "were previously
> marked"?
>
> Original:
>    Note that these cipher suites
>    are already marked as not recommended in the "TLS Cipher Suites"
>    registry [tls-registry].
>
> Perhaps:
>    Note that these cipher suites were previously
>    marked as not recommended in the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry
>    [TLS-REGISTRY].
> -->
>
>
> 9) <!-- [rfced] Would adding a section pointer be helpful in the second
> sentence below to indicate where the document "records the rationale" and
> "cites prior analyses"?" If so, is "Section 7" correct?
>
> Original:
>    This document updates them to "Recommended: D" to
>    align with [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis].  It also records the rationale
>    for discouraging use of these cipher suites, and cites prior analyses
>    and attacks that demonstrate the associated risks.
>
> Perhaps:
>    This document updates them to have "D" in the "Recommended" column to
>    align with [RFC9847].  This document also records the rationale
>    for discouraging use of these cipher suites, and it cites prior analyses
>    and attacks that demonstrate the associated risks (see Section 7).
> -->
>
>
> 10) <!-- [rfced] Table 6 in Section 6
>
> To apply the updates in Table 6 while looking at
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9325.html#section-4.1, the reader may
> have difficulty determining exactly what text is being updated/added. For
> clarity, we suggest replacing Table 6 with OLD/NEW text.
>
> We created the following test file to illustrate the use of OLD/NEW text
> in Section 6 (but please review closely for accuracy if you choose to go
> with this as we are not certain we captured the intent):
>
>
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc10015-TEST.html#name-updates-to-rfc-9325
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc10015-TEST.txt
> -->
>
>
> 11) <!-- [rfced] We have updated the text in the IANA Considerations
> section as follows. Let us know any objections.
>
> Original:
>    This document requests IANA to mark the cipher suites from the "TLS
>    Cipher Suites" registry [tls-registry], under "Transport La<yer
>    Security (TLS) Parameters" registry group, listed in Section 5.1,
>    Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Section 5.4, and the certificate types from
>    the "TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers" registry listed in
>    Section 5.5 as "D" in the "Recommended" column, see
>    [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis].
>
>    For each registry entry in Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.3,
>    Section 5.4, and Section 5.5, IANA is also requested to update the
>    registry entry's Reference column to refer to this document.
>
> Updated:
>    The "TLS Cipher Suites" and "TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers"
>    registries both appear within the "Transport Layer Security (TLS)
>    Parameters" registry group [TLS-REGISTRY].  IANA has updated entries
>    in the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry [TLS-REGISTRY] as indicated in
>    Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.  IANA has also updated entries in
>    the "TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers" registry as indicated in
>    Section 5.5.
>
>    For each entry listed in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5, IANA
>    has set the "Recommended" column to "D" and updated the entry's
>    Reference column to refer to this document.  For information about
>    the use of "D" in the "Recommended" column, see [RFC9847].
> -->
>
>
> 12) <!-- [rfced] Mismatch between document and IANA registries
>
> a) We note that the following values are listed in the document (first two
> in Section 5.1 and last two in Section 5.2):
>
> TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
> TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
> TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
> TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
>
> However, in the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry (see
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters/tls-parameters.xhtml#tls-parameters-4),
> the entries for these do not have the "Recommended" column set to "D" and
> do not include this document as a reference. Should the entries in the
> registry be updated? If so, we will request that IANA update the registry
> prior to publication.
>
>
> b) We also see discrepancies in the references for the following entries
> in the tables in Sections 5.1, 5.3, and 5.4 when compared to the references
> listed in the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry. Should the references listed in
> the document be updated to match the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry?
>
> TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_DH_anon_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469] [RFC8996]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469] [RFC8996]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469] [RFC8996]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
> TLS_RSA_WITH_IDEA_CBC_SHA
> Document: [RFC5469] [RFC8996]
> IANA registry: [RFC8996]
>
>
> c) We see a similar discrepancies with references for the entries in the
> table in Section 5.5 when compared to the "TLS ClientCertificateType
> Identifiers" registry" (
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters/tls-parameters.xhtml#tls-parameters-2).
> It seems that "[RFC9847]" has been added in the registry but not in the
> document. Should the references listed in the document be updated to match
> the "TLS Cipher Suites" registry?
>
> rsa_fixed_dh (3)
> Document: [RFC5246]
> IANA registry: [RFC5246][RFC9847]
>
> dss_fixed_dh (4)
> Document: [RFC5246]
> IANA registry: [RFC5246][RFC9847]
>
> rsa_fixed_ecdh (65)
> Document: [RFC8422]
> IANA registry: [RFC8422][RFC9847]
>
> ecdsa_fixed_ecdh (66)
> Document: [RFC8422]
> IANA registry: [RFC8422][RFC9847]
> -->
>
>
> 13) <!-- [rfced] We see both "cipher suite" (open) and "ciphersuite"
> (closed) used in the document. We updated to the use the open form (except
> in a couple of reference entries) as that is most common in the document.
> Let us know any concerns.
> -->
>
>
> 14) <!-- [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.
>
> For example, please consider whether "premaster" should be updated in the
> text below:
>
> Original:
>   However, Raccoon revealed that timing side channels in processing TLS
>   premaster secrets may be exploited to reveal the encrypted premaster
>   secret.
> -->
>
> Thank you.
>
> Kaelin Foody and Rebecca VanRheenen
> RFC Production Center
>
>
>
> On Jun 22, 2026, at 5:07 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> *****IMPORTANT*****
>
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC 10015 (draft-ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex)
>
> Title            : Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in (D)TLS 1.2
> Author(s)        : N. Aviram
> WG Chair(s)      : Joseph Salowey, Sean Turner, Deirdre Connolly
> Area Director(s) : Deb Cooley, Christopher Inacio
>
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