Re: [OAUTH-WG] TLS version requirements in OAuth 2.0 base

Igor Faynberg <igor.faynberg@alcatel-lucent.com> Fri, 20 January 2012 23:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [OAUTH-WG] TLS version requirements in OAuth 2.0 base
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Since there is so much agreement and peace in the air,  I would through 
a little editorial query:

Would it not be better to  say "the appropriate version" instead of this 
somewaht lawyerish "version (or versions)"?

Igor

On 1/20/2012 3:44 PM, Barry Leiba wrote:
>> Added to section 1:
>>
>>    TLS Version
>>
>>           Whenever TLS is required by this specification, the appropriate version (or versions) of
>>           TLS will vary over time, based on the widespread deployment and known security
>>           vulnerabilities. At the time of this writing, TLS version 1.2<xref target='RFC5246' />
>>           is the most recent version, but has a very limited deployment base and might not be
>>           readily available for implementation. TLS version 1.0<xref target='RFC2246' />  is the
>>           most widely deployed version, and will provide the broadest interoperability.
>>
>>           Implementations MAY also support additional transport-layer mechanisms that meet their
>>           security requirements.
>>
>> And referenced this section when TLS requirements were previously defined.
> That seems like a very sensible way to organize it; thanks.
>
> Barry
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