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RFC 9851 officially freezes TLS 1.2 from further feature development, restricting changes to only urgent security fixes while channeling all innovation toward TLS 1.3 and beyond. This has critical implications for IT organizations, particularly regarding post-quantum cryptography—any PQC implementation for secure communications must target TLS 1.3 or later, making TLS 1.3 adoption essential for quantum-safe security posture. Organizations continuing to rely on TLS 1.2 face an accelerated modernization deadline, as the protocol will receive no new capabilities and support will eventually decline industry-wide.