On Thu, 28 May 2026 at 13:23, Ilari Liusvaara <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I see three relevant risks:
>
> - Completely novel kind of attack against ML-DSA that destroys it.
> - Implementation flaw in signing that leaks the private key.
> - Implementation flaw in verification that allows forgery.
>
> The first was subject of intense vetting over a decade. And should that
> happen, we have a major problem regardless.
>

Just to remark that we have fully realised the latter two risks in
implementations of existing signature algorithms, that had real-world and
practical impact. These were then designated as MTI in TLS1.3, years and
years after that happened.

So I think if those risks are cited to motivate hybrid signature schemes,
at the same time motivational text should address why an as-yet unrealised
risks of ML-DSA are more pressing than repeatedly realised implementation
risks of ECDSA and RSA.

Thanks,
Joe
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