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[TLS] Re: Proposed Text on hybrid vs non-hybrid | Re: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)

Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com> Tue, 03 March 2026 04:35 UTC

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Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:35:38 +0400
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Subject: [TLS] Re: Proposed Text on hybrid vs non-hybrid | Re: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05 (Ends 2026-02-27)
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I'm no longer sure that consensus can be achieved based on deployment so far:
https://www.netmeister.org/blog/pqc-use-2026-02.html


Alternatively, if NIST could support hybrids officially, a lot of the
current issues would go away ?

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