Re: Proposed Statement on "HTTPS everywhere for the IETF"

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> On Jun 3, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hiya,
> 
> On 03/06/15 19:31, Cullen Jennings (fluffy) wrote:
>> 
>> This is too little too late.
>> 
>> This wishy washy "we believe in security but don't like to actually
>> use it ourselves" is not the leadership IETF should be providing to
>> the internet. The internet has already been harmed by too many years
>> of security that is not turned on.
>> 
>> Take a hum at next plenary and find out if people want the IETF to
>> actually use security or not.
> 
> Or we can put this in place and then measure who continues to access
> in clear and see what that tells us.

I suspect it will largely be in the clear. But I see the leaders encrypting, I wish we were leading. 

> 
> Maybe a hum at a plenary is a bit too large a hammer to bring out for
> this fairly modest nail.
> 
> S.
> 

Fair enough. I'll leave the bike shed alone :-) 







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