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Re: [TLS] Implementing https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/ekr/draft-rescorla-tls-renegot iate.txt

Marsh Ray <marsh@extendedsubset.com> Sun, 08 November 2009 21:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] Implementing https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/ekr/draft-rescorla-tls-renegot iate.txt
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Paul Hoffman wrote:
> At 5:35 PM +0000 11/8/09, Ben Laurie wrote:
>> At some point soon, I guess we'll be releasing an update. It'd be good
>> not to consume an experimental extension number in the process - how
>> do we get a real one allocated?
> 
> When an extension goes on Standards Track, it can get an extension number.

The world is not going to wait in a vulnerable state very long. There is
an experimental extension number already sitting in multiple source
trees, ready to ship. Ben has asked nicely.

If the relevant committees prefer that a different number be used,
they'd better speak up soon.

- Marsh

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