[TLS] Re: Response to CoI Complaints

On Wed, 15 Jul 2026, Deb Cooley wrote:

> For the record:  I have been a Security Area Director since March 2024, that
> is 2 years and a couple of months.   
> 
> 
> There have been previous inquiries into my ability to perform the duties of
> Security Area Director  via the SSHM working group, and as part of
> complaints against the TLS chairs/AD.  Those have been responded to by the
> IESG, the artifacts are below: 
> 
> 
> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ssh/7KRZCX_bvZWUOG50HqDg_KVT77c/
> 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/iesg/appeals/ (see artifacts 125/126, as
> well as 128/129)
> 
> 
> In addition to the artifacts above, I suggest that there might be people for
> whom I have worked with that could give an opinion on my work ethic and
> conduct for the last 2 plus years.

I haven't experienced anything other than helpfulness, even-handedness
and professionalism from Deb in my interactions via the SSHM WG over the
last few years. She's been an effective AD who has helped the WG though
its inception to publication of its first RFCs. Ironically, and somewhat
problematically for her critics given the nature of their criticism, the
first of these was for a hybrid key exchange (RFC 9941) using a non-NIST
set of algorithms.

It's very disappointing watching people make smears and insinuations
without evidence, including "just asking questions" that are filled
with innuendo. IMO this behaviour reflects more on the critic than
the criticised, but it also saps time and energy for everyone else
who has to wade though the muck.

-d

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