Re: [Uta] Proposed list of deliverables

Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im> Mon, 03 February 2014 17:42 UTC

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On 1/20/14, 5:58 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote:

> This needs to be defined more. The phase "using TLS" can mean one or more of:

Hi Paul, thanks for the complete list. :-)

> - TLS with server authentication, with encryption

What many people currently think of as using TLS, I'd imagine.

> - TLS with server authentication, without encryption

Given the perpass world we live in, is that a goal here?

> - TLS without server authentication, with encryption

Can we agree to call that "unauthenticated encryption"?

> - TLS with server authentication, with client authentication, with encryption
> - TLS with server authentication, with client authentication, without encryption
> - TLS without server authentication, with client authentication, with encryption

Given the infrequency of client authentication, personally I don't think 
about those scenarios very much.

So IMHO #1 and #3 are of great interest, whereas #2 and #4-#6 are of 
less interest at this time.

Just my centigram of silver...

Peter

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