Re: regarding rekey when compression is on

[der Mouse <mouse%Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA@localhost>]

> The rfc (4253) mentions in section 8 that I_C and I_S as the
> *payload* of the SSH_MSG_KEXINIT.

> Now, is this the compressed or the uncompressed contents of those
> messages?

I'd say uncompressed, simply because it makes more sense to me. :)
I agree this point is underspecified; I wish we'd noticed it before the
drafts were turned into RFCs....

I note that section 8 also says

                    I_C is C's SSH_MSG_KEXINIT message and I_S is S's
   SSH_MSG_KEXINIT message that have been exchanged before this part
   begins.

To me, the "message" is the uncompressed version, though I can
certainly see it as a defensible stance that it is the compressed, or
even compressed and encrypted, version.

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