GNU bug report logs - #15057
24.3.50; TLS error with reasonably high gnutls-min-prime-bits

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 15057 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 16253 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <n.mavrogiannopoulos <at> gmail.com>, 11267 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#11267: bug#15057: 24.3.50;
 TLS error with reasonably high gnutls-min-prime-bits, bug#11267:
 24.0.95;
 gnutls.c: [0] (Emacs) fatal error: The Diffie-Hellman prime sent by the server
 is not acceptable (not long enough).
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:30:58 -0800

Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com> writes:

> I'm sure we can come up with more helpful messaging.  Does it have
> to fit in 78 chars?  Can we use buttons?  If so, it could be like this,
> going over 78 but not too much:
>
> !! remote host X requires lower security [OK once] [OK always] [Cancel] [?]

Yeah, that would be nice.  And, remember, somebody (ahem) also has to
write code to handle invalid certificates.  It could be done the same way.

And if the user types "OK always" for this (and for invalid
certificates), it should be stored using the customize functions.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

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