Re: Ada for the TLS/SSL problem?

[Peter Brooks <peter.h.m.brooks@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, 16 March 2016 08:13:44 UTC+2, Paul Rubin  wrote:
> Peter Brooks <peter.h.m.brooks@gmail.com> writes:
> > Excellent - maybe the time for the idea is here.
> 
> I talked with some crypto people about it this evening and they were
> supportive of the idea, though the general feeling these days is that
> TLS sucks.
> 
Yes, both SSL and TLS have problems. The only reason for saying 'TLS' is to give an idea of the project.

My feeling is that we'd need a general, configurable, security layer. This can be proved to work by implementing TLS.

However, stage 2 would be to develop a better, Ada-based, security layer. That would mean also having an Ada plug-in for browsers. Then it would be possible to have a secure security layer.