Re: [TLS] [Last-Call] Last Call: <draft-ietf-tls-oldversions-deprecate-09.txt> (Deprecating TLSv1.0 and TLSv1.1) to Best Current Practice

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Tue, 01 December 2020 12:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] [Last-Call] Last Call: <draft-ietf-tls-oldversions-deprecate-09.txt> (Deprecating TLSv1.0 and TLSv1.1) to Best Current Practice
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On 12/1/20 4:29 AM, Peter Gutmann wrote:

> I think all it needs is something along the lines of "This BCP applies to TLS
> as used on the public Internet [Not part of the text but meaning the area that
> the IETF creates standards for].

Not specifically relevant to this draft, but:  Is it actually defined 
anywhere that IETF standards only apply to the public Internet?  IMO 
IETF needs to realize that implementations of its standards are used 
outside of the public Internet and consider that when writing its 
documents.  (even though different rules may be appropriate on private 
and mostly-isolated networks)

Keith

p.s. I keep thinking that this "MUST NOT TLS < 1.2" recommendation is 
like a public health recommendation, one that is worded over-simply to 
try to make it have maximum useful effect but perhaps to the point of 
being misleading or even harmful. e.g. "You MUST wear masks to reduce 
the spread of COVID-19", but not saying "oh yeah, if you're outdoors and 
not around other people you're probably fine without a mask" and "masks 
are pointless if you only wear them over your mouths or chins", and "the 
masks that have valves in them to allow exhaled breath to exit unimpeded 
are also useless for this purpose" and "you need to wear them when 
indoors and around co-workers, not merely when customers or visitors are 
present".  At least where I live I see so many people using masks in 
ineffective ways that I don't think the simple recommendation is 
working, though I'm not sure that a more detailed recommendation would 
work better.