Hello, I wrote a straightforward I-D to permit Symmetric TLS, by which I mean letting go of predefined client/server roles. This is useful if the layers on top and/or below TLS are neutral in this respect. The approach is through a TLS Extension that holds a tie-breaker; both ends send a ClientHello containing such a random value.
> Name: draft-vanrein-tls-symmetry > Revision: 01 > Title: Symmetry for Transport Layer Security > Document date: 2016-03-11 > Group: Individual Submission > Pages: 11 > URL: > https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-vanrein-tls-symmetry-01.txt > Status: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-vanrein-tls-symmetry/ > Htmlized: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-vanrein-tls-symmetry-01 > Diff: > https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-vanrein-tls-symmetry-01 > > Abstract: > TLS connections can be run over various transports, and can in turn > carry many application protocols. All current transports and at > least some application protocols are capable of running between > symmetric end points, in what could be called peer-to-peer mode, but > the use of TLS introduces a requirement to always assign a client and > server role. This specification defines a TLS Extension to remedy > that stringency of TLS. Cheers, -Rick _______________________________________________ TLS mailing list TLS@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/tls
