I also support publication of this document. On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM Thom Wiggers <[email protected]> wrote:
> I support the publication of this document. > > > Op 24 jun 2026, om 17:00 heeft Joseph Salowey via Datatracker < > [email protected]> het volgende geschreven: > > > > This message initiates a new Working Group Last Call for > draft-ietf-tls-mlkem[1], which defines standalone ML-KEM key establishment > for TLS 1.3. The main question before the working group is: "Should the > working group publish a document specifying stand alone ML-KEM?". If there > is rough consensus then we will push to refine and publish the document; > otherwise, we will stop discussing the draft and not progress it. Please > respond to this call indicating whether you support publishing a document > specifying a stand alone ML-KEM. Please refrain from further discussion on > this topic as most arguments have been discussed multiple times. > > > > Why are we holding this consensus call now? > > > > Significant developments have occurred both within this document and in > the broader TLS ecosystem to address the concerns raised in the last WGLC. > Therefore, the third consensus call is warranted. We ask the working group > to consider document publication in light of these recent changes: > > > > - Promotion of Hybrids in draft-ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem: Following a > separate consensus call, the WG agreed to promote the X25519MLKEM768 hybrid > group to Recommended: Y in the IANA registry. Consequently, the IANA > registry will reflect a clear community preference for a hybrid because > Recommended: Y clearly indicates this while the standalone ML-KEM groups > defined in this draft remain Recommended: N. The updated security > considerations in [1] reference the IANA registry to emphasize this > preference. > > > > - Key Share Reuse Prohibited in draft-ietf-tls-rfc8446bis: The WG > recently reached consensus to explicitly prohibit key share reuse across > connections in TLS 1.3. The new text changes the guidance from SHOULD NOT > to a strict MUST NOT. This resolves the concerns regarding static key reuse > and its associated privacy and forward-secrecy risks for ML-KEM. > > > > - Nadim updated the ProVerif model of TLS 1.3 to evaluate KEM and hybrid > KEM groups in TLS 1.3. This supports other results which show that KEMs are > secure when used in TLS 1.3 and that hybrid groups are secure even if one > of the components is compromised. > > > > - Liaisons: We received liaison statements from multiple SDOs including > O-RAN[2], IEEE 802.11[4] and from 3GPP[3] expressing support for the > publication of draft-ietf-tls-mlkem as an RFC as they rely on the IETF to > provide a stable normative reference. > > > > Please note that a third-party IPR disclosure exists [5] against this > document regarding patents related to the underlying ML-KEM algorithm. This > IPR declaration has not changed since the last WGLC. As a reminder, per BCP > 79, the IETF takes no stance on the validity of patent claims, and the > working group may decide to proceed with a technology despite IPR > disclosures if it decides that such use is warranted. > > > > Conduct Reminder: Given the heated nature of previous discussions on > this topic, participants are strongly reminded to adhere to the IETF Code > of Conduct (BCP 54) and the TLS WG's Mail List Procedures. Keep feedback > professional, technical, and focused on the document's text. > > > > This working group last call will end on 2026-07-08. > > > > Joe and Sean > > > > [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-mlkem/ > > [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/2198/ > > [3] https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/2151/ > > [4] https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/2148/ > > [5] > https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/search/?submit=draft&id=draft-ietf-tls-mlkem > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TLS mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > TLS mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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