I’m not a TLS insider but I’ve been watching this discussion, and…

On Aug 3, 2024 at 9:36:16 AM, hannes.tschofenig=40gmx....@dmarc.ietf.org
wrote:

> Hence, this is not a mechanism that allows a third party in the middle of
> the network communication to somehow decrypt traffic. It is a tool for a
> developer and must be enabled by the developer on one of the involved end
> points to work.
>

If this is correct (some previous emails made me think it might not be) I
think it would be a good idea for a strong consensus statement to this
effect to appear in the WG product.  Because if it is perceived that the
IETF is providing and blessing MITM mechanisms, that will be… um,
controversial.

PS: I wonder what “in the middle of the network means”, exactly.
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