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Subject: Re: [TLS] Protocol Action: 'Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions: Extension Definitions' to Pro
From: Sean Turner <turners () ieca ! com>
Date: 2010-09-21 15:18:41
Message-ID: 4C98CCD1.8060400 () ieca ! com
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Congratulations to all involved!
spt
The IESG wrote:
> The IESG has approved the following document:
>
> - 'Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions: Extension Definitions '
> <draft-ietf-tls-rfc4366-bis-12.txt> as a Proposed Standard
>
>
> This document is the product of the Transport Layer Security Working Group.
>
> The IESG contact persons are Sean Turner and Tim Polk.
>
> A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tls-rfc4366-bis-12.txt
>
> Technical Summary
>
> This document provides specifications for existing TLS
> extensions. It is a companion document for the TLS 1.2
> specification (RFC 5246). The extensions specified are server_name,
> max_fragment_length, client_certificate_url, trusted_ca_keys,
> truncated_hmac, and status_request. This document obsoletes
> RFC 4366.
>
> Working Group Summary
>
> This is an update of an existing document to fit the new
> partitioning of material between the base spec and the extensions
> spec. There were some technical changes that were discussed
> extensively in the working group. The document represents the
> current consensus of the working group.
>
> The document continues to use SHA-1 (without providing algorithm
> agility) in two places: in trusted_ca_keys and
> client_certificate_url. In the former case, SHA-1 is used as a
> simple shorthand fingerprint, and even a non-cryptographic hash
> would be sufficient. In the latter case, the WG decided that using
> SHA-1 continues to be acceptable (since the certificates still has
> to pass normal validation), and creating a new extension with
> algorithm agility is not warranted, especially considering that
> this extension has not seen much use.
>
> Document Quality
>
> A number of extensions in the document have been implemented by
> several parties. Many of the implementers participate in the TLS
> working group and have contributed to the discussion of the
> document.
>
> Personnel
>
> The document shepherd is Joe Salowey, and the responsible
> area director is Sean Turner.
>
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