@techreport{xue-mls-decentralized-00,
    number =    {draft-xue-mls-decentralized-00},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-xue-mls-decentralized/00/},
    author =    {Mark Xue and Britta Hale and Konrad Kohbrok},
    title =     {{Distributed and Decentralized Uses of MLS}},
    pagetotal = 8,
    year =      2026,
    month =     jun,
    day =       30,
    abstract =  {The Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol provides continuous key agreement and offers additional benefits in multi-device group use cases. MLS relies on a Delivery Service (DS) for message ordering. In highly centralized uses, where the DS is a single server, configuration is straightforward. However, MLS also lends itself to use cases that are decentralized (e.g., federated networks) and even distributed (e.g., mesh networks). This informational document lays out uses of MLS and its variants and extensions across various topologies and provides guidance on selection among alternatives under both functionality and security considerations.},
}