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Re: [TLS] TLS1.3

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Mon, 11 February 2013 15:30 UTC

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On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Yoav Nir <ynir@checkpoint.com> wrote:
> Hi Peter
>
> It would help to explain why this is better than just defining some new encrypt-then-MAC ciphersuites. Cartesian explosion is a good argument. Are there others?

I think that argument is sufficient.  And maybe it's time to start
thinking about a general solution to the cipher suite cartesian
product of algorithms problem -- perhaps along the same lines as
Peter's I-D.

FWIW, I support Peter's approach here.

Nico
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