Furthermore, if you intend to keep JOSE in then please update the JOSE
examples appendix section with actual working vectors. The existing
"example" leaves a lot to be desired.

S pozdravem,
*Filip Skokan*


On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 at 14:40, Filip Skokan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Since this draft registers JOSE algorithms and defines JWK representations
> it would be prudent to send its WGLC notice there as well. cc @JOSE WG
> <[email protected]>
>
> I appreciate the algorithm set is kept at a minimum. But I still don't see
> these as general purpose algorithms that we necessarily "*need"* to have
> in JOSE (unlike ML-DSA/FN-DSA). I'll bite tho and say that it doesn't hurt
> to have them registered as backup given the novelty and some small
> uncertainty surrounding the other PQC algs in general.
>
> That being said I would welcome it if the draft did mention something
> along those lines, these algorithms are either targeting a niche purpose or
> serve as backup, the former is more likely. General purpose JOSE libraries
> shouldn't bother implementing these. I for one certainly won't, being
> mindful of the library footprint. Also none of the Web Cryptography API
> implementers currently plan to support them despite being included in the
> API's Modern Algorithms <https://wicg.github.io/webcrypto-modern-algos/>
>  extension.
>
> Speaking of which, the Web Cryptography extension will register all
> remaining SLH-DSA parameter sets in JOSE IANA for JWK representation
> purposes only (Algorithm Usage Location(s): "JWK"). It currently lists the
> ones from this draft too but that's merely because at some point it was
> uncertain whether this is going to move forward or not. I will update the
> extension proposal accordingly depending on what gets published in this
> draft.
>
> S pozdravem,
> *Filip Skokan*
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 at 18:58, Ivaylo Petrov <ivaylopetrov=
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
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