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Re: [TLS] TLS ALPN (rfc7301), no reserved seperator char and why is 0 no banned

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Mon, 13 April 2015 21:51 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] TLS ALPN (rfc7301), no reserved seperator char and why is 0 no banned
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On 13 April 2015 at 14:44, Martin Rex <mrex@sap.com> wrote:
> But I just fail to see a rationale why it needs to be that artificially
> awkward with no pressing need.

The rationale could be as simple as the fact that no one made any
attempt to constrain the value-space when the RFC was discussed in the
working group.

Apparently, people who had NPN implementations were already doing the
ugly API thing (the API in NSS is definitely not an examplar here) and
so no one objected at the time.

I agree that it's more painful than absolutely necessary.

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