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Re: [TLS] Proposed text for removing renegotiation

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Wed, 28 May 2014 04:00 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400
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Yes, you understand it.  Yes, the trade-offs are like you describe. I happen to think it's cleaner and less likely to have security issues, but we certainly need more discussions. 

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