Re: [TLS] Fixing TLS

[Eric Rescorla <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Dave Garrett <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 03:18:11 pm Eric Rescorla wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Bill Cox <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
> > > I wish that were the plan (to upgrade QUIC crypto and eventually make
> that
> > > the new crypto platform).  If I am not mistaken, QUICK crypto is going
> to
> > > be archived, TLS 1.3 will replace the crypto code, and QUIC will
> remain the
> > > transport layer.
> >
> > This is my understanding as well, based both onconversations with the
> QUIC
> > folks, and Adam and Jana's public presentations. A number of us (MT, I,
> > Jana, Ian, AGL, Christian) have already started some initial
> conversations
> > at how to do that.
>
> I'm quite interested to hear what the plans are there. I'd appreciate it
> if, whenever there is a fleshed-out starting point, an outline could be
> posted to this list to keep us in the loop with what's going to be the
> initial design. Not necessarily for debate here, but just so we can have an
> idea of where things are going.
>

We definitely would post that somewhere, but thanks for the reminder to
send a pointer
to TLS WG.

-Ekr




>
> > With that said, I don't think there's a plausible story in which QUIC
> becomes the only
> > transport protocol in the world any time soon, so I don't think
> standalone TLS 1.3
> > is going away.
>
> Yes. Whatever the discussion for future work, TLS 1.3 is the current
> direction. One step at a time so we don't trip over our feet. ;)
>
>
> Dave
>