On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 7:05 PM, Richard Barnes <r...@ipv.sx> wrote: > I am in total agreement with Nick here. "TLS 1.3" accurately describes > what we're doing here, and it's consistent with our past naming scheme. > > There is no upside to changing away from 1.3, and as Nick notes, lots of > potential downside. > > --Richard > > On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Nick Sullivan <nicholas.sulli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am reluctant to endorse a name change from TLS 1.3 to TLS 2.0. I see a >> few immediate issues with the proposal: >> - it causes confusion with SSL 2.0 >> - it implies wire incompatibility with TLS 1.2 >> - it suggests there will be a forthcoming TLS 2.1 with only minor changes >> >> If we're dead set on bumping the major version for a mostly backwards >> compatible protocol change, we should just drop the minor version and go >> with TLS/2. >> >> Nick >> > FWIW, I've definitely seen real-world confusion about SSLv3 being a more recent protocol than TLS 1.X, by organizations that should know better. If there's interest and consensus, this could be a good opportunity to reset the situation with TLS/2 or TLS 4.0.
I like TLS/2 aesthetically, and represents a similar level of progress/reset that HTTP saw when it jumped from 1.1 to /2. -- Eric > >> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:24 PM Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> >> wrote: >> >>> We could call it TLS 3.4 which would match the internal ID. :-) >>> >>> BTW, I think using something other than 1.3 is a good idea. >>> >>> Cheers - Bill >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------------- >>> Bill Frantz | When it comes to the world | Periwinkle >>> (408)356-8506 | around us, is there any choice | 16345 Englewood >>> Ave >>> www.pwpconsult.com | but to explore? - Lisa Randall | Los Gatos, CA >>> 95032 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TLS mailing list >>> TLS@ietf.org >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/tls >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > TLS mailing list > TLS@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/tls > > -- konklone.com | @konklone <https://twitter.com/konklone>
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