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.

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