Re: [Tcpcrypt] v3 of the charter

Joe Touch <touch@isi.edu> Wed, 30 April 2014 23:32 UTC

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On 4/30/2014 4:07 PM, ianG wrote:
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> My second instinct would be to wonder if these discussions are arising
> because the charter is still over-specified, too much detail in
> isolation from some real contending protocols.  But that's possibly
> because I think in terms of competition and unexpected benefits.

FWIW, mine too - IMO, the issue of anti-fingerprinting can be specified 
without reference to role, in which case whether simultaneous open is 
supported or not can be determined in a candidate solution.

Joe