On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 01:34:12PM +0200, Ben Smyth wrote:
> Authentication feels weaker in PSK-mode:
> 
> * A server proves possession of a (short-term) shared key,
> 
> whereas, with certificate-based authentication,
> 
> * A server proves possession of a (long-term) private key;
> 
> should we consider PSK-mode authentication weaker than certificate-based
> authentication?
> 
> PSK-mode cannot be bolstered with certificate-based authentication: "In TLS
> 1.3...either a PSK or a certificate is always used, but not both. Future
> documents may define how to use them together." Have any such documents
> emerged?

RFC 8773 does so.

-Ben

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