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Re: [TLS] interop for TLS clients proposing TLSv1.1

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org> Tue, 27 September 2011 06:58 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] interop for TLS clients proposing TLSv1.1
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On 09/27/2011 01:32 AM, Bill Frantz wrote:

> I would add on this topic:
> Browsers should refuse to display their highest security UI indicators
> if they negotiate a version of TLS with known flaws.

This seems like the best strategy to force servers to upgrade.

regards,
Nikos

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