[TLS] Re: Confirming PQ+T Signatures Consensus

Yaakov Stein <ystein@allot.com> Thu, 01 October 2026 07:49 UTC

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From: Yaakov Stein <ystein@allot.com>
To: Sean Turner <sean@sn3rd.com>, TLS List <tls@ietf.org>
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  1.  Should the WG work on PQ + T Hybrid Signatures for TLS?
As I have said before, I do not understand why hybrid signatures are needed.
Before a CRQC exists the PQ signature is not needed, after it exists the T one is too weak.
However, I believe “working on” such signatures should be in scope of the WG.


  1.  Should the WG only work on one: -pqt-dual-certs or -composite-ml-dsa?
Why not? There should be some choice with signatures, just as there is choice with other components.


  1.  Should the WG work on: -pqt-dual-certs?
Yes.

4.   Should the WG work on: -composite-ml-dsa?
Yes.

Y(J)S

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