Re: [TLS] Next steps for draft-agl-tls-padding

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote:
> WG Members,
>
> We have received a request from the authors of
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-agl-tls-padding-02
>
> For early code point assignment. While there have not been
> a lot of comments this is a simple draft and and seems like
> an important tool for dealing with noncompliant servers
> which do not react well to specific-sized ClientHellos
> and so far we have heard no objections to this document.
>
> If there are any strong objections to this document or to
> making this provisional code point assignment, please
> raise them by Jan 10.
>
> The chairs are also interested in if people feel this should
> be a TLS WG item or an individual submission (or, if, as
> above, they object to it.)

What does this mean from a practical perspective? From my limited
knowledge it only
changes the length of the IETF last call, and doesn't substantively
affect the process.
Also, the draft shouldn't be published on April 1st. No one will
believe this is a real extension
if we do so.

>
> -Ekr
> [For the chairs]
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