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Isn't that more a property of the protocol than the underlying crypto? What DH exchange can't support forward secrecy?



Agreed, but the distinction you draw between kex and keys doesn't exist on the slide, which was my point. I could have worded that better.

The slide I referred to mentioned the instantiations, not all of which provide pfs.




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