Re: Failed TLS negotiation

John Gardiner Myers <[email protected]> Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:45:28 -0700

Newsgroups	gmane.ietf.apps-tls
Organization	Netscape Communications Corporation
Message-ID	<[email protected]>


Chris Newman wrote:
> (A) close the connection if there's a TLS protocol error.

I believe this is your only choice, given the explicit directive in the
TLS specification.  Section 7.2.2 of draft-ietf-tls-protocol-05.txt
states "Upon transmission or receipt of an fatal alert message, both
parties immediately close the connection."

If you are willing to use a TCP connection in clear text, open a new
connection.