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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-09-22 11:12:20 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-09-22 11:12:20 -0400
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Note TLS link key size and digest change in prop220
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@@ -670,3 +670,11 @@ A.5. Reserved numbers
6: TLS authentication key certified by Ed25519 signing key
7: RSA cross-certificate for Ed25519 identity key
+
+A.6. Related changes
+
+ As we merge this, proposal, we should also extend link key size to
+ 2048 bits, and use SHA256 as the x509 cert algorithm for our link
+ keys. This will improve link security, and deliver better
+ fingerprinting resistence. See proposal 179 for an older discussion
+ of this issue.