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Re: [rtcweb] Solutions sought for non-ICE RTC calls, not +1 (Re: Requiring ICE for RTC calls)

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Tue, 27 September 2011 21:53 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:55:58 -0700
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To: Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net>
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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Solutions sought for non-ICE RTC calls, not +1 (Re: Requiring ICE for RTC calls)
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wrote:
>
> In the same way, web browsers could come pre-configured with an
> enabled checkbox:
>
>  [X] don't allow unsecure calls
>
> The user could disable such checkbox. Anyhow, when a call is being
> established and the WebRTC stack realizes that the peer does not
> support ICE and/or SRTP, it could warn the user by showing something
> like a pop-up ("This call is not secure"), also providing a button
> "Don't show again for this site".
>

Again, the reason for ICE is the threat to other people using the browser as
a vector.
For this reason, allowing the user to disable the security feature is quite
problematic.

-Ekr

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