Re: [hybi] On TLS-only Approaches

John Tamplin <jat@google.com> Sun, 22 August 2010 20:51 UTC

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On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Roberto Peon <fenix@google.com> wrote:
> > There are downsides from the pure TLS approach, which we've not yet
> figured
> > out how to overcome on the SPDY side.
> > It boils down to ensuring that schools and other institutions can
> *easily*
> > perform MITM monitoring/censoring.
>
> Hum...  I'm not sure we should kowtow to proponents of censorship.


The alternative is they will simply block something they can't inspect,
which doesn't help much either.

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John A. Tamplin
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