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Re: [TLS] RFC-4366-bis and the unrecognized_name(112) alert

Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@gmail.com> Tue, 08 June 2010 14:48 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] RFC-4366-bis and the unrecognized_name(112) alert
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My belief is that the only reason for different errors/warnings/alerts to
have different *numbers* is so that programs can, in a reliable way, behave
differently based on that number.

Donald
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