Re: New I-D: Security Considerations Regarding Compression Dictionaries

"W. Felix Handte" <w@felixhandte.com> Wed, 30 October 2019 16:18 UTC

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On 10/30/19 5:43 AM, Soni L. wrote:
> So, what you're saying, is that this wouldn't be an issue if we were 
> using public-key-based authentication and session tokens?
> 
> Like this? https://soniex2.autistic.space/posts/2019/06/uweb.xhtml (or, 
> perhaps, this? https://awoo.space/@SoniEx2/102972533369915352 )

Secret tokens (passwords, keys, cookies, etc.) are likely the most 
important kind of content to protect, but also definitely not the only 
kind. Message bodies themselves may contain secrets worth attacking 
(credit card numbers).