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Re: [TLS] WGLC for "Guidance for External PSK Usage in TLS"

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Tue, 26 January 2021 18:56 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: Joseph Salowey <joe@salowey.net>, "<tls@ietf.org>" <tls@ietf.org>
Thread-Topic: [TLS] WGLC for "Guidance for External PSK Usage in TLS"
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Sorry for being so late on this.

I think this is a really good document. It covers the risks, trade-offs, and provides excellent advice.  It is also quite readable – good job by the authors!

   https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tls-external-psk-guidance-01<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tls-external-psk-guidance-01__;!!GjvTz_vk!HxrpY1J5SknhBQxGSz4cq9Eg6AjH3pcd3Amt-8Gli7naclkLOjOIi3OGNYUi$>

Please review the document and send your comments to the list by December 18, 2020.

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