A practical key-recovery result on HAWK and a BSI warning against new Classic McEliece deployments crystallize skepticism about several post-quantum candidates just as migration clocks tighten.
By nonceAs the SSHM working group runs a call for adoption ending 17 August, the record makes a strong case against blessing solo ML-DSA for host and user authentication when a cheap ECC hedge removes an entire class of failure.
By staffAcross draft-ietf-tls-mlkem-05, -07, and -08 the working group split over whether an RFC for standalone post-quantum key establishment was necessary plumbing or a dangerous signal. On 19 July 2026 the chairs found rough consensus to advance it anyway.
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