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Re: [98attendees] Tussle issue in plenary

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Fri, 31 March 2017 14:37 UTC

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Subject: Re: [98attendees] Tussle issue in plenary
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Bron Gondwana <brong@fastmail.fm> wrote:
    > #include <xkcd/538.gif>

    > And the idea of a TLS connection that negotiates in a third party with
    > rights to watch or even alter traffic in a standard way sounds better
    > to me than an interception box that terminates your connection with
    > their own cert that you are required to add to your browser, and then
    > makes an additional connection onwards:

Just to be clear: it's not under control of the end user, it's under the
control of the author of the software that the end-user is compeled to run.

I agree with you: it's way better to shoot yourself in the head, than fire
             multiple bullets into your gut.  Both lead to death, but
             the bullet to the head is much less painful.


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