On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 01:54:13AM +0100, Muhammad Usama Sardar wrote:
> On 19.03.26 01:41, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> > What I'm denying (more precisely fairly sceptical about) is whether the
> > change has any practical value.  I don't see it making any difference,
> 
> Not making a difference for OpenSSL != not making a difference for others.
> 
> I thought OpenSSL is not /the only/ thing folks in WG care about. Maybe I am
> wrong?

Nowhere in that (or other) replies did Viktor say anything like that it
doesn't make a difference for OpenSSL therefore why bother.

> > and if, hypothentically, in the future I would find a compelling case for
> > keyshare reuse, I'd go ahead and reuse, the new text notwithstanding.
>
> I'd like to know such a compelling case.

It would have to be performance related.  Or perhaps a silly key escrow
thing that no one here would support.

> > The current SHOULD NOT text is quite sufficient to make it clear that
> > almost always single use is better, and the client needs good reason
> > to do otherwise, updating this to MUST does looks like a feel good
> > exercise that does not in practice change anything.
> 
> Ditto the statements above for OpenSSL.

Which statements?  Viktor made no such statements.

Nico
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