Re: [Acme] Want client-defined callback port

Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> Thu, 23 April 2015 15:40 UTC

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From: Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx>
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Subject: Re: [Acme] Want client-defined callback port
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <
phill@hallambaker.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> wrote:
>
> > We can design mechanisms here that we believe have a sufficient level of
> > security.  CABF and the individual CAs are free to opine on whether those
> > mechanisms are suitable for a given context.
> >
> > In other words, it is my earnest hope that the validation methods listed
> in
> > Section 11.1.1 of the BRs [1] will not be designed by the CABF, but
> selected
> > from a list that IETF defines.  CABF is not an engineering organization,
> > after all.
>
> I think we can decide on a mechanism. But getting into long arguments
> as to whether ports other then 443 should be accepted or if so which
> ones seems to be unnecessary.
>
> IETF should deliver
>
> * A mechanism with sufficient agility and flexibility
> * Security considerations explaining the consequences of a CA
> permitting various approaches
>

I think what we're arguing about here is what constitutes "sufficient
flexibility".  That is, if there's not a need to open up arbitrary ports,
then a scheme with a single reserved non-443 port might provide sufficient
flexibility.

--Richard



>
> Then let the decision of which ports are to be allowed and when to
> CABForum.
>
> This is exactly what happens with crypto algorithms. IETF has
> described dozens of algorithms and curves for ECC, CABForum has chosen
> RSA plus three of the NIST curves.
>
>
> What I am saying is let CABForum select the color to paint the bike
> shed but point out where the choice has consequences.
>