Re: [TLS] Implementing https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/ekr/draft-rescorla-tls-renegot iate.txt

[Eric Rescorla <ekr at networkresonance.com>]

At Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:28:55 -0600,
Marsh Ray wrote:
> 
> Paul Hoffman wrote:
> > At 5:35 PM +0000 11/8/09, Ben Laurie wrote:
> >> At some point soon, I guess we'll be releasing an update. It'd be good
> >> not to consume an experimental extension number in the process - how
> >> do we get a real one allocated?
> > 
> > When an extension goes on Standards Track, it can get an extension number.
> 
> The world is not going to wait in a vulnerable state very long. There is
> an experimental extension number already sitting in multiple source
> trees, ready to ship. Ben has asked nicely.
> 
> If the relevant committees prefer that a different number be used,
> they'd better speak up soon.

I'm a bit biased because I'm the author of this draft, but
I really don't see a problem with getting a reservation for
a number out of a 16 bit space nowish. Joe? Pasi/Tim?

-Ekr