The IESG has completed a review of draft-irtf-cfrg-xmss-hash-based-signatures-12 consistent with RFC5742. The IESG has no problem with the publication of 'XMSS: Extended Hash-Based Signatures' <draft-irtf-cfrg-xmss-hash-based-signatures-12.txt> as an Informational RFC. The IESG has concluded that this work is related to IETF work done in CURDLE and LAMPS, but this relationship does not prevent publishing. This algorithm is an important input to IETF protocols. This reflects the intended relationship between CFRG and IETF WGs, in which the CFRG documents algorithms and the WGs embed them into protocols. The IESG would also like the IRTF to review the comments in the datatracker related to this document and determine whether or not they merit incorporation into the document. Comments may exist in both the ballot and the history log. The IESG review is documented at: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/conflict-review-irtf-cfrg-xmss-hash-based-signatures/ A URL of the reviewed Internet Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-irtf-cfrg-xmss-hash-based-signatures/ The process for such documents is described in RFC 5743 Thank you, The IESG Secretary
