> On 16 Mar 2017, at 21:01, kathleen.moriarty.i...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Please excuse typos, sent from handheld device
> 
>> On Mar 16, 2017, at 11:37 AM, Yoav Nir <ynir.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 Mar 2017, at 17:17, Eric Rescorla <e...@rtfm.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks
>>> 
>>> I note that we are proposing to uplift RFC 5289 to PS, despite the fact 
>>> that it
>>> standardizes some CBC cipher suites, which the WG is looking to move away
>>> from. I recognize that these are the only cipher suites you can use in TLS 
>>> 1.0
>>> and 1.1, but we also want people to move away from them.
>>> 
>>> This problem is probably solvable by marking the registry as Not 
>>> Recommended, but I wondered if anyone had other thoughts on this topic?
>>> 
>> 
>> 5289 applies to TLS 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.  It seems strange to uplift a bunch 
>> of ciphersuites for 1.2 just as we’re publishing TLS 1.3 which obsoletes 
>> 5246.
> 
> TLS 1.2 will be in use for a while unless major problems are found, so it's 
> worthwhile IMO.

I understand that. I’m wondering what message we are trying to convey by 
publishing or uplifting a full standard for a now-obsolete protocol.

The Internet works just fine on proposed standards (or even Internet Drafts)

Yoav

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