[AVTCORE] Re: STUN SHA-256 usage in WebRTC (ICE and TURN)

Roman Shpount <roman@telurix.com> Wed, 29 April 2026 16:32 UTC

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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:31:44 -0400
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Subject: [AVTCORE] Re: STUN SHA-256 usage in WebRTC (ICE and TURN)
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM Roman Shpount <roman@telurix.com> wrote:

> It looks like the details of the MESSAGE-INTEGRITY-SHA256 implementation
> were fully considered. What is described in RFC 8489 is counterproductive.
> If MESSAGE-INTEGRITY-SHA256 is comprehension-required, including
> MESSAGE-INTEGRITY also makes STUN messages less secure. It should have been
> in the comprehension-optional range.
>
> You should also consider the increase in STUN message size. Adding
> optional MESSAGE-INTEGRITY-SHA256 will result in an extra 32 bytes in each
> STUN request.
>

I meant to say the details of the MESSAGE-INTEGRITY-SHA256 implementation
were NOT fully considered.
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Roman Shpount