[TLS] Re: Confirming PQ+T Signatures Consensus

Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> Fri, 02 October 2026 01:28 UTC

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From: Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2026, Sean Turner wrote:

> Please provide your answers to the following questions by 12 October 2026:
> 
> 1. Should the WG work on PQ + T Hybrid Signatures for TLS?
> 2. Should the WG only work on one: -pqt-dual-certs or -composite-ml-dsa?
> 3. Should the WG work on: -pqt-dual-certs?
> 4. Should the WG work on: -composite-ml-dsa?

(1) yes
(2) only one
(3) no
(4) yes

Thanks,
Damien