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[TLS] Re: Composite ML-DSA

Muhammad Usama Sardar <muhammad_usama.sardar@tu-dresden.de> Wed, 15 April 2026 16:56 UTC

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Hi David,

On 15.04.26 18:30, David Benjamin wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 07:12 Muhammad Usama Sardar 
> <muhammad_usama.sardar@tu-dresden.de> wrote:
>
>     Independent of that, that's not my read of this subthread. I don't
>     see
>     anyone other than David A to be in such strong position of "hell no."
>     ISTM that David B and others (including your explicit mention of
>     "plan"
>     [1]) were just sharing their "plans," no?
>
>
> No need to understate what I said.
I surely did not intend to. Hence, the prefix "ISTM". Also, please read 
it in the context of the previous sentence of "hell no."
> Implementing it is indeed a "no" from me.
Thanks for the clarification.

Best,

-Usama

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