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Re: [TLS] new error alerts?

Dave Garrett <davemgarrett@gmail.com> Thu, 23 July 2015 18:27 UTC

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From: Dave Garrett <davemgarrett@gmail.com>
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On Thursday, July 23, 2015 06:49:06 am Aaron Zauner wrote:
> I mean I kinda agree that 'insufficent security' is a misleading name,
> but as it has been used for decades in TLS I'm a bit hesitant if it's a
> good idea to change the name now.

Alternate bikesheddy response: what about renaming it to "insufficient_cipher_security" and adding a new "insufficient_dh_security"?

That keeps the legacy naming, but modifies it to include actual specific meaning, rather than a total replacement.


Dave

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