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Subject: Re: [TLS] Authenticating the client-facing server with an IP-based
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> we're talking about a host that fronts for multiple different names, =
so I'm finding it hard to imagine how finding a name usable for this =
purpose would be challenging.

This does sound unusual. That said, if this sort of set-up is possible =
(which presumably it is), it seems unfortunate to make ECH impossible in =
that scenario.



> On Apr 20, 2021, at 6:00 PM, Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> wrote:
>=20
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, at 10:33, Christopher Wood wrote:
>> Taking a step back, it would be great if we could reach consensus on=20=

>> whether or not this is a use case we actually want to solve.=20
>=20
> The Web currently recognizes IP certificates.  The specs, thanks RFC =
6125, largely missed this, but we're fixing that.  ACME has RFC 8738 and =
the latest HTTP(S) spec finally defines validation for an IP-based =
reference identity.
>=20
> All that said, IP certificates are naturally a feature with narrow =
applicability.  For something like ECH fallback, which should be rare, =
we benefit more from reduced options and simplicity than we do by =
enabling niche features.  Adding a dependency on a rarely used feature, =
optional or not, only increases the risk profile.  And complexity.
>=20
> So I don't think we should support different anything other than a =
domain name for ECH fallback.
>=20
> If someone could demonstrate that it would be an undue imposition to =
require a client-facing server to use a domain name, then I would =
happily concede the point.  As it is, we're talking about a host that =
fronts for multiple different names, so I'm finding it hard to imagine =
how finding a name usable for this purpose would be challenging.
>=20
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