Re: [TLS] Fwd: Last Call: <draft-ietf-kitten-tls-channel-bindings-for-tls13-09.txt> (Channel Bindings for TLS 1.3) to Proposed Standard

Sam Whited <sam@samwhited.com> Sun, 03 October 2021 01:29 UTC

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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2021 21:29:11 -0400
From: Sam Whited <sam@samwhited.com>
To: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Cc: Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com>, "<tls@ietf.org>" <tls@ietf.org>
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Subject: Re: [TLS] Fwd: Last Call: <draft-ietf-kitten-tls-channel-bindings-for-tls13-09.txt> (Channel Bindings for TLS 1.3) to Proposed Standard
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Even if linking this in updates implied confidence (though I don't think
it does), TLS alread implies confidence in its own EKM mechanism. I
don't believe this document expands on that. For example, it does not
detail any particular use of channel binding.

—Sam


On Sat, Oct 2, 2021, at 13:12, Eric Rescorla wrote:
> I want to be clear that I don't think this is about credit. My concern
> is purely about accurately reflecting the level of confidence one
> should have in this mechanism.