Hi Nadim,

Sorry for missing to clearly state this, it is already late here.

Yes, I oppose, with the arguments provided in the earlier e-mails. 

Sincerely,
Tibor


> Am 28.02.2026 um 00:05 schrieb Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]>:
> 
> Dear Tibor,
> 
> Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Just to clarify: are you formally 
> stating your opposition to this draft being published? If so, it may be 
> helpful to do so explicitly, so that your opposition is counted by the chairs.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026, at 11:19 PM, Tibor Jager wrote:
>>>> Am 27.02.2026 um 21:16 schrieb Ilari Liusvaara <[email protected]>:
>>> - There does not seem to be any evidence that ML-KEM is weak. I think
>>> that if ML-KEM gets badly broken, it will be for unforeseeable reasons
>>> (which is a risk for any cryptographic algorithm, including prime-
>>> field ECC).
>> 
>> Except that for a hybrid mode, both ML-KEM and ECC must be broken
>> simultaneously.
>> 
>> I think it is unwise to rely *only* on ML-KEM (or any other scheme
>> based on relatively new hardness assumptions), and currently do not
>> support any draft that does not use hybrid cryptography. In particular
>> when the use of hybrid crypto comes with negligible overhead, as for
>> ML-KEM + ECC.
>> 
>> For almost every broken cryptosystem there was a time when there seemed
>> to be no evidence that it is weak. ML-KEM still needs to stand the test
>> of time.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tibor
>> 
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