Re: [TLS] call for consensus: changes to IANA registry rules for cipher suites

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Thu, 31 March 2016 01:22 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] call for consensus: changes to IANA registry rules for cipher suites
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On 30 March 2016 at 12:53, Sean Turner <sean@sn3rd.com> wrote:
> Cipher suites marked with a “Y” the IETF has consensus on


As long as that consensus is for the "Y", then this is a great plan.

I think that there's consensus on a lot of "N" entries too.  However,
if there is any dispute or doubt, it's still "N".