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Re: https at ietf.org

2013-11-06 15:40:56
Here I agree. [The value of discourse]

1. We already offer https, so if you want to go https, you can.

2. We should figure out a way of signing (and doing the appropriate PKI) 
documents. The fact we think we cannot says we basically say NO ONE can trust 
the Internet. I am willing to believe S/MIME with a known set of roots is a 
start.

Do we really believe #2 is not a solvable problem? If it is not solvable (or 
solved), we are totally hosed.

On Nov 6, 2013, at 10:01 AM, ned+ietf(_at_)mauve(_dot_)mrochek(_dot_)com wrote:

Allowing HTTPS, on the other hand, does not. Unfortunately, because of the
nature of HTTP/HTTPS, we cannot perform opportunistic encryption in the
same way as with the mail and XMPP services we use.

Perhaps that is a problem that deserves further attention.

                              Ned

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