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Re: [TLS] Update spec to match current practices for certificate chain order

mrex@sap.com (Martin Rex) Fri, 08 May 2015 15:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] Update spec to match current practices for certificate chain order
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Fixing typo (I'm sorry, I should have reviewed before sending):

Martin Rex wrote:
> Kemp, David P. wrote:
>> Martin Rex wrote:
>> 
>>> In most cases, it is detrimental and often dangerous to work around
>>> such protocol violations by the peer.
>> 
>> How ???
 
Detrimental because it hides a server configuration error that can
only be fixed on the server.  The resulting behaviour for the end-user
becomes seemingly non-deterministic.  It may work with some clients
and not work with others, and it may work after having been to other
servers, but not directly after reboot.  Just crazy.

-Martin

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