On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 08:56:32AM -0700, Eric Rescorla wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM Viktor Dukhovni <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > FWIW, I just don't have the energy to object to every well-meaning, but
> > counterproductive proposal.  And it can be uncomfortable to uphold a
> > minority view...
> >
> > I agree that reuse of keyshares across multiple connections should
> > generally be avoided, which is the status-quo in RFC8446, but there are
> > sometimes just exceptions.  An unenforceable MUST NOT may feel like
> > progress, but it may do more harm than good.
> 
> "May" is doing a lot of work here.
> 
> Do you have some actual substantive argument to offer?

The substantive argument is: if it isn't easy to even implement this
requirement, and it's not fatal to security to not implement it, then
why bother stating this requirement when a recommendation suffices?

Nico
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