From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: A couple of questions and concerns about Emacs network security Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:28:20 +0200 Message-ID: <87fu0tle7f.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> References: <83o9g2uhju.fsf@gnu.org> <20180705115826.73c1d95e@jabberwock.cb.piermont.com> <878t6lom8g.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <87pnzxn4kw.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <87fu0tmxfs.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <83va9pha36.fsf@gnu.org> <83tvp9h9dv.fsf@gnu.org> <87y3ellggt.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <83sh4th84d.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1531078023 448 195.159.176.226 (8 Jul 2018 19:27:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 19:27:03 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: wyuenho@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 08 21:26:59 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFKk-0008QE-Vt for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:26:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38013 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFMq-00028J-Bm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:29:08 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47533) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFMG-00028B-8h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:28:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFMB-0006NO-9M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:28:32 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:36726) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFMB-0006MN-1w; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:28:27 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.212.221.165.getinternet.no ([84.212.221.165] helo=marnie) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fcFM5-0004fM-HU; Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:28:24 +0200 In-Reply-To: <83sh4th84d.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:53:22 +0300") X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 80.91.224.195 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:227132 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> Users aren't supposed to care about that variable, anyway, since the NSM >> warns about less than 1024 bits... > > Yes, but what if GnuTLS bumps the default to more than that? And even > if not, I think I might like to know how far below 1024 I'm going to > be if I allow the connection. The NSM will say explicitly how many bits the DH exchange is using. Try this one with `M-x eww' https://dh480.badssl.com/ and you should get the warning. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no