Re: 9.2.2 Cipher fallback and FF<->Jetty interop problem

Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> Fri, 19 September 2014 08:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: 9.2.2 Cipher fallback and FF<->Jetty interop problem
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On 19/09/2014 6:29 p.m., Cory Benfield wrote:
> On 19 September 2014 07:08, Willy Tarreau wrote:
>> I disagree hre, only the admin knows in what context agents are
>> deployed and what security level is acceptable/accepted. Browser
>> vendors have no idea what usage is made from their product. If
>> I'm using your browser to retrieve photos from my low-level
>> weather satellite in space for whom it's extremely expensive to
>> use higher crypto, it's *my* problem. And if I set up an
>> emergency server to cut the power in a datacenter using a 4096
>> bit key and a cipher that is not supported by 9.2.2 because I
>> feel it's more secure than what is currently required, it's my
>> decision as well.
> 
> This is a good point. As it turns out I'm covered because I will
> have a switch that says "please stop bugging me about ciphers".

If some middleware is "the client" obeying HTTP/2 and rejecting all
communication due to 9.2.2 that switch has no relevance.

Amos

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