Re: Pluggable HTTPS Backends

• From: Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net>
• Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:51:43 +0100
• To: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
• Message-Id: <09a05881-9713-4369-876e-c6befb90deb9@app.fastmail.com>

I disagree.  A uniform stack promotes interoperability.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2023, at 09:51, Soni L. wrote:
> HTTPS's ties to TLS are a mistake. Pluggable HTTPS Backends would allow 
> system administrators to provide alternative DV methods, like Tor and 
> i2p, that also happen to be much stronger than those provided by TLS.
>
> This would benefit everyone. Note that malware is already free to bypass 
> TLS requirements, so no new risks would be added here.

Received on Wednesday, 8 November 2023 16:52:13 UTC