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Re: [TLS] new error alerts?

Aaron Zauner <azet@azet.org> Thu, 23 July 2015 10:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] new error alerts?
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Hi Dave,

Dave Garrett wrote:
> 
>   enum {
>        handshake_failure(40),
>        unsupported_cipher_suites(71),  /* formerly insufficient_security */
>        unsupported_dh_groups(72),  /* new */
>        client_authentication_failure(73),  /* new */
>        (255)
>    } AlertDescription;
> 

I mean I kinda agree that 'insufficent security' is a misleading name,
but as it has been used for decades in TLS I'm a bit hesitant if it's a
good idea to change the name now.

Aaron

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