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Re: [TLS] A question to implementors about compression

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Tue, 07 April 2015 17:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] A question to implementors about compression
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On 7 April 2015 at 06:23, Salz, Rich <rsalz@akamai.com> wrote:
> I want to completely remove TLS-layer compression from the next release of
> OpenSSL (roughly year-end). If you this will cause interop problems with
> your stack, can you please let me know?  Thanks.

I'm guessing that interop problems with other stacks will be the least
of your concerns: the uncompressed option is pretty well-tested.  NSS
happily doesn't compress.  I'd be more concerned about users who might
have gotten attached to the feature.

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