Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1
Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Mon, 10 May 2010 21:15 UTC
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Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 14:10:35 -0700
To: Nicolas Williams <Nicolas.Williams@oracle.com>, "Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)" <jsalowey@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1
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At 2:09 PM -0500 5/10/10, Nicolas Williams wrote: >On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:39:28AM -0700, Joseph Salowey (jsalowey) wrote: >> I don't see much new being added to this discussion at this point. I'd >> like to close on this. If you have an opinion please indicate if: >> >> a) You favor SHA-1 >> b) You favor FNV-1a > >I lean towards (a) from a purely political point of view: I don't think >it's a good idea to train auditors to act reflexively. However, from a >purely technical point of view I have no preference whatsoever at this >time, but I'd like answers to my questions below. > >If the consensus is (b) then I think the following changes should be >made: > > - Add an informative reference to FNV (and expand the acronym). > > - Refer to FNV as a checksum (or even hash, or better, non- > cryptographic hash) rather than as a digest. > > In the context of TLS )RFC5246), "digest" definitely refers to > cryptographic hash functions. We should not confuse the terminology. > > - Add a description of what happens if cached object checksums collide. > > No, the current security considerations section doesn't deal with > this, and rightly so _if_ collisions are not a security problem, but > what happens when there are collisions? Do hanshakes fail? > > Also, could caching have been done without reference to hash > functions? E.g., by having servers assign IDs to objects for client > caching? Is it too late to consider this approach? Again, +1 to what Nico says here. If we're trying to make using FNV sensible for future use as well, let's do the work to get it right here. --Paul Hoffman, Director --VPN Consortium
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Blumenthal, Uri - 0668 - MITLL
- [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Blumenthal, Uri - 0668 - MITLL
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Adam Langley
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Robert Dugal
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Jeffrey A. Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Paul Hoffman
- [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1) Nicolas Williams
- [TLS] Nico's suggestions - Re: Consensus Call: FN… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Blumenthal, Uri - 0668 - MITLL
- [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re: Co… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Simon Josefsson
- [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1) Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Hovav Shacham
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Yoav Nir
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Blumenthal, Uri - 0668 - MITLL
- Re: [TLS] Consensus Call: FNV vs SHA1 Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Collisions (Re: Nic… Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Collisions (Re: Nic… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Collisions (Re: Con… Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Collisions (Re: Con… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Consensus Call: FNV vs … Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Justification Adam Langley
- Re: [TLS] Justification Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Adam Langley
- Re: [TLS] Justification Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Justification Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Collisions (Re: Con… Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Adam Langley
- [TLS] Use HTTP (Re: Justification) Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Yoav Nir
- Re: [TLS] Justification Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Justification Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Justification Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Justification Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Justification Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Yoav Nir
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re… Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Justification Dean Anderson
- [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Simon Josefsson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Justification Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Ben Laurie
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Yoav Nir
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Ben Laurie
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Martin Rex
- [TLS] Possible alternative to current cached info… Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info (and PRF WTF) Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info (and PRF WTF) Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info (and PRF WTF) Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Marsh Ray
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Michael D'Errico
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Kemp, David P.
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Ben Laurie
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Martin Rex
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Stefan Santesson
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Brian Smith
- Re: [TLS] Wrapping up cached info Nicolas Williams