Re: updated transport & userauth drafts

[Markus Friedl <markus%openbsd.org@localhost>]

On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 07:12:43PM -0500, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
> > I don't understand why we would want to standardize on a weak protocol. If
> > there is no consensus on a solution, wouldn't it be better to wait until
> > there is one?
> 
> ssh is (much) more than just the encryption; the encryption part is
> just one detail of the protocol, and it's a modularly replaceable
> part.

I agree with Bill:  The protocol is much more than CBC-encryption,
and it's so easy to switch ciphers.  The group really should move
on.