[462] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: SLL protocol implementation ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Behlendorf)
Mon Feb 27 22:11:25 1995
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:38:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Behlendorf <brian@wired.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
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On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, isaac j g wrote:
> Can someone comment on SSL versus S-http (implementation schedules not
> religous debates over which is best) ? Is the intention to have
> secure browsers support both protocols or is this going to divide the user
> community based on what browsers they have ? What is the status on
> implementation of WWW servers using s-http vs SSL ? Is there any
> intention on making these available free for non-commerical use ?
> What's available now ! What browsers support what ! Is there any FAQ someone
> on this topic ?
According to Marc A. at a speech given at WebWorld at the end of January,
SHTTP support will be in the next revision of both the NetScape clients
and the NetSite servers. Both this and the publication of SSLREF are
very encouraging signs.
Brian
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