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Re: [TLS] Confirming consensus: TLS1.3->TLS*

Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com> Wed, 23 November 2016 04:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] Confirming consensus: TLS1.3->TLS*
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Using the YEAR as Version was created to make sure that users having old versions
of products that are constantly upgraded would feel the pressure to upgrade.

This idea doesn't seem equally suitable for security protocols.

TLS 4 would IMO be a logical choice since it is numerically higher than all its predecessors.

Anders

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