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Re: [TLS] Last Call: draft-ietf-tls-rfc4366-bis (Transport Layer

Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im> Thu, 01 October 2009 16:27 UTC

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On 10/1/09 10:17 AM, Joseph Salowey (jsalowey) wrote:
> I don't think option 1 is an appropriate change for this document,
> although I could be convinced otherwise because I don't think the SHOULD
> is very enlightening.

I now agree that we need to say something about this in the TLS spec.

> For option 2 I would prefer text that explains the SHOULD, maybe
> something like:
> 
> "Since it is possible for a client to present a different server_name in
> the application protocol, application server implementations that rely
> upon these names being the same MUST check to make sure the client did
> not present a different name in the application protocol." 

+1

Peter

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