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Re: [secdir] [Last-Call] [Uta] Secdir telechat review of draft-ietf-uta-rfc7525bis-09

Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com> Thu, 14 July 2022 05:43 UTC

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From: Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:42:49 -0700
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To: Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net>
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Subject: Re: [secdir] [Last-Call] [Uta] Secdir telechat review of draft-ietf-uta-rfc7525bis-09
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On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 10:38 PM Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 14, 2022, at 15:25, Rob Sayre wrote:
> > It meant: "go ahead and publish this document, it will only damage your
> > credibility and the IETF's"
>
> Now where have I heard that statement before?  Strangely the response I'd
> have is the same in both cases.
>
> If we're guessing about outcomes, I'd say that publishing this document is
> unlikely to damage anyone's reputation.  It's useful, pragmatic guidance.
>
> On the other hand, deciding not to publish it because someone complained
> would do a lot more damage to the credibility of the institution.  That
> would make the institution appear out of touch, and weak enough that a bit
> of modest disagreement causes it to fear doing something useful.
>

Sure, mandate TLS 1.2 support. That seems like a really good idea.

thanks,
Rob

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