Whats the status of this?

[eabase]

It seem that the proposal has been in the pipeline for a year now.
What is preventing progress and why is it taking so long?

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9147/
https://github.com/tlswg/dtls13-spec

PS. Can this proposal be considered as de-facto?

[kaduk]

This repository holds the markdown sources that were used to produce RFC 9147. The RFC is authoritative.
I'm not entirely sure what you think is a "proposal" in this repository, but I think you should use the published RFC for whatever you need a reference for.

[eabase]

Hi @kaduk
Thanks for rapid reply. I found this repo from the first RFC link above, where it says that this RFC is:

"RFC - Proposed Standard (April 2022)".

IDK what to make of that, or what it means exactly?
Also the attached emails raises some questions, but it's unclear if they were addressed.

[kaduk]

Proposed Standard is a stage in the Internet Standards process, which is described in BCP 9; BCP 9 currently comprises eight individual RFCs with subsequent ones often modifying aspects of earlier ones. Perhaps the most interesting ones for your immediate question would be RFCs 7127 and 6410.

[eabase]

Thanks @kaduk
But that only describe the bureaucracy, whereas I am trying to determine the actual state of the proposal. Looking for a de-facto standard that developers can start working with.

• Reducing the Standards Track to Two Maturity Levels - RFC-6410
• Characterization of Proposed Standards - RFC-7127

[seanturner]

I believe the contents of this repo are the same as RFC 9147 with the exception of the status of this memo. See link. So in that sense, developers can start working with this.