GNU bug report logs - #9036
[PATCH] gnutls: Add option to set minimum acceptable Diffie-Hellman key size

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lawrence Mitchell <wence <at> gmx.li>

Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 9036 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Lawrence Mitchell <wence <at> gmx.li>
Cc: 9036 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnutls: Add option to set minimum acceptable
	Diffie-Hellman key size
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:34:48 +0200

Lawrence Mitchell <wence <at> gmx.li> writes:

> With the recent gnutls changes I could no longer send mail with
> STARTTLS since the smtp server I connect to only advertises a D-H
> key with 512bits.  This is smaller than the default value gnutls
> allows and so the connection would be aborted.  This patch adds
> the ability to set the minimum acceptable size of key, so that I
> can send email again!

Thanks; I'll apply your patch.

However, is there any way to make the gnutls library adjust the size
downwards automatically if it's too big?

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