- From: Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 02:24:58 -0500
- To: Win Treese <treese@OpenMarket.com>
- Cc: ietf-tls@w3.org
Win, Read below your comments please. At 01:27 AM 10/21/96 -0400, you wrote: >Based on the discussion over the past few days, I see a >couple of ways to make progress: > >1) Try to come to closure on an updated/fixed specification > of SSLv3.0 for the standards track, with no major > changes >2) Split the document into the handshake and record layer > pieces, and add additional documents for issues > like shared-key authentication as needed >3) Continue discussion on changes such as shared-key > authentication and attribute certificates until > we have something to move forward I have a problem with #2 suggestion here. It could be done no doubt, but it might lead to a confusion in the long term and also is a bit disjointed. #1 is ok, but major changes have been suggested. is this wise and progressinve enough? I am not so sure. Reguards, > >#1 can probably happen quickly, but may delay getting some >of the other issues resolved. > >#2 might be possible, but runs the risk of wading into a morass of >complexity. > >#3 is looking like we are unlikely to close for the December meeting. > >Some questions to consider as well: > >1. If we pursued option #1, and then never did anything else, >would the WG have been successful? > >2. Can option #2 be reasonably executed in finite time, given >the experiences in other working groups? > >3. Is it better now to advance the state of the art, given that we >have some user requirements, or simply to codify the current use? > >Comments appreciated. > > - Win Treese > > > > > Jeffrey A. Williams SR.Internet Network Eng. CEO., IEG., INC., Representing PDS .Ltd. Web: http://www.pds-link.com Phone: 214-793-7445 (Direct Line) Director of Network Eng. and Development IEG. INC.
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