I am writing to express my strong opposition to the patent-encumbered standard for TLS authorization. Open, patent-free standards are vital to the continued health of the software engineering community as a whole. Any successful attempt to surreptitiously inject patent-encumbered standards into that eco-system would have a negative impact on future software development. I strongly urge the IETF to reject all attempts to compromise current and proposed open standards with patent-encumbered protocols. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to supporting future IETF efforts to ensure the free and open exchange of ideas and information through the use of truly open, patent-free standards and protocols. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf