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Re: [TLS] The future of external PSK in TLS 1.3

"Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL" <uri@ll.mit.edu> Wed, 30 September 2020 00:48 UTC

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From: "Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL" <uri@ll.mit.edu>
To: Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com>
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Thread-Topic: [TLS] The future of external PSK in TLS 1.3
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Subject: Re: [TLS] The future of external PSK in TLS 1.3
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Because PSK is one of the affordable and reliable quantum-resistant key exchanges that work *today*? And done environments do not wish to do any EC operations.

Yes, key management issues are real. Those who need it, understand the implications.

Regards,
Uri

> On Sep 29, 2020, at 20:30, Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL
> <uri@ll.mit.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> I share Achim's concerns.
>> 
>> But I believe the explanations will turn out mostly useless in the real world, as the "lawyers" of the industry are guaranteed to steer away from something "not recommended".
>> 
>> In one word: bad.
> 
> Why is PSK so necessary? There are very few devices that can't handle
> the occasional ECC operation.  The key management and forward secrecy
> issues with TLS-PSK are real. Steering applications that can afford
> the CPU away from PSK and toward hybrid modes is a good thing and why
> this registry exists imho.
> 
> 
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