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[SCM] GNU gnutls branch, master, updated. gnutls_2_9_10-54-ge41e31f


From: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
Subject: [SCM] GNU gnutls branch, master, updated. gnutls_2_9_10-54-ge41e31f
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 07:41:56 +0000

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commit e41e31fca838c6c62d0f56a506e7d4b6ba90b3a3
Author: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri May 28 09:41:52 2010 +0200

    Added INITIAL_SAFE_RENEGOTIATION and other small updates.

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Summary of changes:
 doc/gnutls.texi |   11 ++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/gnutls.texi b/doc/gnutls.texi
index 312bc23..321271b 100644
--- a/doc/gnutls.texi
+++ b/doc/gnutls.texi
@@ -1280,6 +1280,7 @@ Note that it is easy to configure clients to always 
require the safe
 renegotiation extension from servers (see below on the
 %SAFE_RENEGOTIATION priority string).
 
+
 To modify the default behaviour, we have introduced some new priority
 strings.  The priority strings can be used by applications
 (@pxref{gnutls_priority_set}) and end users (e.g., @code{--priority}
@@ -1288,7 +1289,15 @@ parameter to @code{gnutls-cli} and @code{gnutls-serv}).
 The @code{%UNSAFE_RENEGOTIATION} priority string permits
 (re-)handshakes even when the safe renegotiation extension was not
 negotiated.  The @code{%SAFE_RENEGOTIATION} priority string makes
-client and servers require the extension for every handshake.
+client require the extension for every handshake and servers will refuse
+renegotiation without it.
+
+To enforce your clients to upgrade to a version that supports safe
+renegotiation the %INITIAL_SAFE_RENEGOTIATION priority string should be used
+at server side. This will deny any connections unless the client supports
+the extension. This however will prevent all clients that do not support
+the extension from connecting to server, even if they do not use
+renegotiation.
 
 It is possible to disable use of the extension completely, in both
 clients and servers, by using the @code{%DISABLE_SAFE_RENEGOTIATION}


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