To whom it may concern, as pointed out by the Free Software Fondation, the proposed/drafted "TLS authz extension" is threatened by a patent filed by one of the authors. https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1026/ Therefore I kindly urge you to postpone the standard process to reconsider all the legal consequences that might turn out for users. I can't imagine that the IETF encourages questionable practices regarding intellectual property rights during a standard process. Regards from Germany, Stefan Sels _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf