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Re: [TLS] security levels for TLS

Mike <mike-list@pobox.com> Fri, 12 October 2007 21:57 UTC

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> As for the claim that "no argument will suffice", the message you
> replied to pretty clearly spelled out what would suffice, so
> I'll take this message as meaning that you don't have any 
> real evidence along these lines.

That comment was made out of frustration, and I apologize for it.

>> How long do you think it would take
>> to add this extension to a TLS toolkit? 
> 
> This does not seem to me to be a relevant consideration.

I just responded to Paul with a list of a half dozen benefits
of adding this extension.  If you agree that the benefits are of
value, then the fact that it's easy to implement is a bonus.

Mike


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