Re: [TLS] STRAW POLL: Size of the Minimum FF DHE group

Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz> Tue, 04 November 2014 18:46 UTC

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Sean Turner <turners@ieca.com> writes:

>The draft currently includes a minimum group size of 2432 but the WG also
>discussed 2048.  Groups smaller than 2048 were discounted for a standards
>track document as too weak for use but might be documented in a separate 
>=93historic=94 draft.

See my previous comments on this, these groups are still being actively used,
and will continue to be used until the hardware they're used with dies.  So
having them documented would be useful, not least because if the IETF doesn't
do it then some (probably several) other standards groups will do it for them.

>The chairs would like to poll the WG on one of the issues in the draft namely
>the size of the minimum group.

If the only choice is between 2048 and 24something then I'll go with 2048.
What's the significance of 24something anyway?

Peter.