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Re: [hybi] Criteria for evaluating handshake proposals

Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> Wed, 08 December 2010 20:29 UTC

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From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
To: Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov@isode.com>
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On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 08:23:31PM +0000, Alexey Melnikov wrote:
> I hope this is not going to turn into a lengthy debate, but I would like 
> to understand what people care about when comparing different handshake 
> proposals.
> "Should use the minimal number of round trips" is one thing I've heard 
> on the mailing list.
> What are other things people care about?

- Security
- Protocol compliance
- Compatibility with existing infrastructure, including the ability to
  route a request through various levels of reverse-proxies.

Regards,
Willy

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