[TLS] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: WG Adoption Call for Post-Quantum Hybrid ECDHE-MLKEM Key Agreement for TLSv1.3

[Andrei Popov <[e-mail]>]

All we have for PQC right now is some individual I-Ds using "not recommended" IANA code points. We must have PQC RFCs for TLS and the first step is WG adoption.

Cheers,

Andrei

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From: Jan Schaumann <jschauma=[e-mail]> 
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Christopher Wood <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I wonder: what is the point of adopting this draft when the important work is already done? If it's that some folks won't implement it until there's an RFC number assigned to it, well, that's pretty silly.

It may seem silly to all folks who are directly involved here in these discussions, but many software and service providers view a "draft" as immature, not final, subject to change and may not implement until it has an RFC number.

For those who are not actively tracking developments in the IETF and standards communities and who are relying on formal publications, this is an important signal.

Likewise, for customers of such providers it's a lot easier to inquire "do you implement RFCXXXX" or, for interoperation, to request compliance with an RFC than with a "draft".

With that, I support adoption.

-Jan

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