Re: [TLS] Confirming consensus: TLS1.3->TLS*

[Dave Garrett <[e-mail]>]

On Thursday, November 17, 2016 09:12:48 pm Sean Turner wrote:
> The consensus in the room was to leave it as is, i.e., TLS1.3, and to not rebrand it to TLS 2.0, TLS 2, or TLS 4.  We need to confirm this decision on the list so please let the list know your top choice between:
> 
> - Leave it TLS 1.3
> - Rebrand TLS 2.0
> - Rebrand TLS 2
> - Rebrand TLS 4

In descending order of preference:
1) TLS 2.0 or TLS 2
2) TLS 1.3
3) TLS 4

There is no versioning here that doesn't have a confusion risk. Some people worry about an SSL/TLS 2.0 confusion. I worry that TLS 1.3 won't be taken with as much seriousness/urgency at a glance by those with a lower technical understanding (too many of us resort to "it's really like TLS 2" when trying to explain the leap). TLS 4 or elventybillion just forces people to answer the "what happened to TLS 3" question forever, without really making anything more clear. The confusion a big number jump tries to avoid is far better addressed by experts finally stopping with the SSL/TLS conflation.

If the consensus is to keep the status quo, in spite of major changes that would normally dictate a major version bump, that's unfortunate... but the world will not implode. :/


Dave


PS
I suspect that a push for a major version bump a year and a half ago would've had more support, but many of us who are currently in favor of it were still in the "meh, whatever" camp. Oh well.