[TLS] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC9846 (9157)

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The following errata report has been submitted for RFC9846,
"The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3"

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You may review the report below and at:
https://errata.rfc-editor.org/eid9157/

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Type: Editorial
Reported by: Muhammad Usama Sardar <muhammad_usama.sardar@tu-dresden.de>

Section Appendix F.1 says:

Original Text
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derived from the main secret

Corrected Text
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derived from the Main Secret

Notes
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"the main secret" is undefined in RFC9846. Figure 5 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9846.html#figure-5) defines Main Secret. Please note that the original text appears twice within Appendix F.1.

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RFC9846 (draft-ietf-tls-rfc8446bis)
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Title               : The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
Publication Date    : July 2026
Author(s)           : E. Rescorla
Category            : Proposed Standard
Source              : tls (sec)
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG