Re: New IDs

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

On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 10:05:09PM +0100, Derek Fawcus wrote:
> On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 12:49:09PM -0400, Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:
> > 
> > > To retain interoperability with the current installed base, support
> > > for the current group would have to stay a MUST regardless.
> > 
> > I agree.  I would not object to also making DH-GEX a MUST.
> 
> Well I would - sort of.
> 
> I've no problem with diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1 being a MUST
> (i.e. REQUIRED),  but it seems silly to have both as MUST.
> 
> I'd say if DH-GEX is made a MUST,  then diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 should
> be reduced to a SHOULD (i.e. RECOMMENDED).

I'd say that changing things now makes not sense at all.

It's been a while since last call, but it seems
nobody cares.