Subj : Binkd and TLS
To : Richard Menedetter
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Dec 18 2019 08:57 pm
Re: Binkd and TLS
By: Richard Menedetter to Rob Swindell on Wed Dec 18 2019 09:53 am
> Hi Rob!
>
> 17 Dec 2019 15:11, from Rob Swindell -> Michiel van der Vlist:
>
> >> The Synchronet fans do not seem to like starttls, they want a
> >> diffrent port.
> RS> The people-in-the-know don't like starttls:
> RS>
https://serverfault.com/questions/523804/is-starttls-less-safe-than-tl
> RS> s-ssl
>
> There was a discussion recently here, where it was stated that those
> discussions are focused around mail.
> So is your link.
And BinkP is used for transporting... mail. But that's really irrelevant. Whatever the data is that you want to be kept private, Implicit TLS is superior to Oportunistic / Explicit TLS (e.g. STARTTLS).
> Alexey posted a link about this (including a link ... sadly I am too busy
> currently to deep dive on this).
>
> And generally talking about "the people in the know" is a bit very
> generalized ;)
> Some people knowledgable do not like it.
Knowledge about what? Security experts don't like STARTTLS. BinkP implementers don't like STARTTLS. That's the people that matter.
digital man
Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #73:
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol
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