Re: [rtcweb] Open Security issue: Crypto algorithms

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Thu, 07 May 2015 13:46 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Open Security issue: Crypto algorithms
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On 7 May 2015 at 02:38, Ted Hardie <ted.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am not chair with the particularly good position to collect feedback, but
> I happen to know he's flying today.  My understanding of the current theory
> is that we ask TLS what cipher suites and version numbers to mandate; if we
> had a strong reason to disagree, we would need to document why we went with
> something other than what they suggested.
>
> He-who-is-in-the-air may tell me I've got it wrong, of course.

Sounds good, perhaps we should ask he-who-will-eventually-land to pass
on the question, unless we both are wrong.