In my view, the change of the name of the "new_key_update" message to "key_update_finish" is an improvement. Thanks.
Russ > On Apr 6, 2026, at 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Internet-Draft draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update-12.txt is now available. It > is a work item of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) WG of the IETF. > > Title: Extended Key Update for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 > Authors: Hannes Tschofenig > Michael Tüxen > Tirumaleswar Reddy > Steffen Fries > Yaroslav Rosomakho > Name: draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update-12.txt > Pages: 42 > Dates: 2026-04-05 > > Abstract: > > TLS 1.3 ensures forward secrecy by performing an ephemeral Diffie- > Hellman key exchange during the initial handshake, protecting past > communications even if a party's long-term keys (typically a private > key with a corresponding certificate) are later compromised. While > the built-in KeyUpdate mechanism allows application traffic keys to > be refreshed during a session, it does not incorporate fresh entropy > from a new key exchange and therefore does not provide post- > compromise security. This limitation can pose a security risk in > long-lived sessions, such as those found in industrial IoT or > telecommunications environments. > > To address this, this specification defines an extended key update > mechanism that performs a fresh Diffie-Hellman exchange within an > active session, thereby ensuring post-compromise security. By > forcing attackers to exfiltrate new key material repeatedly, this > approach mitigates the risks associated with static key compromise. > Regular renewal of session keys helps contain the impact of such > compromises. The extension is applicable to both TLS 1.3 and DTLS > 1.3. > > The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is: > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update/ > > There is also an HTML version available at: > https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update-12.html > > A diff from the previous version is available at: > https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update-12 > > Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at: > rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts > > > _______________________________________________ > TLS mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ TLS mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
