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Re: [TLS] Data volume limits

Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> Mon, 28 December 2015 20:33 UTC

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On 12/28/2015 09:11 PM, Eric Rescorla wrote:

>> You still have the added complexity that during rekey, you need to
>> temporarily switch from mere sending or receiving to at least
>> half-duplex interaction.
>>
> 
> That's not intended. Indeed, you need to be able to handle the old key
> in order to send/receive the KeyUpdate. Can you elaborate on your concern?

Ah, so you want to keep the current mechanism and not inject fresh
randomness?  Isn't this fairly risky?

Florian

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