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NSA's SIGINT Enabling Project Pushes Weakened TLS Post-Quantum Standard
The NSA's SIGINT Enabling Project is reportedly pressuring the IETF to adopt "ietf-tls-mlkem" as a replacement for "ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem," a shift the author characterizes as a deliberate weakening of post-quantum TLS cryptography. NSA advocates allegedly manipulated the IETF TLS working group's voting process to secure a favorable outcome, fitting a historical pattern of the agency sabotaging cryptographic standards through standards bodies. Readers concerned about protocol integrity are urged to submit opposition comments to the IETF mailing list by July 7, though the claims rest on a single advocacy source with an evident stake in the outcome.
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