--- 1/draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-13.txt 2018-12-25 23:13:09.310450777 -0800 +++ 2/draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-14.txt 2018-12-25 23:13:09.326451159 -0800 @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ Internet Engineering Task Force L. Camara Internet-Draft Obsoletes: 4345 (if approved) L. Velvindron Intended status: Best Current Practice cyberstorm.mu -Expires: May 24, 2019 November 20, 2018 +Expires: June 28, 2019 December 25, 2018 Deprecating RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH) - draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-13 + draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-14 Abstract This document deprecates RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH). Therefore, this document formally obsoletes and moves to Historic RFC4345. Status of This Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. @@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." - This Internet-Draft will expire on May 24, 2019. + This Internet-Draft will expire on June 28, 2019. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents @@ -95,30 +95,30 @@ +----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ | arcfour | MUST NOT | the ARCFOUR stream cipher with a 128-bit | | | | key | +----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ [RFC4253] defines the "arcfour" ciphers with the text mentioned below: The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. - The Arcfour cipher is believed to be compatible with the RC4 cipher - [SCHNEIER]. Arcfour (and RC4) has problems with weak keys, and - should be used with caution. + The Arcfour cipher is compatible with the RC4 cipher [SCHNEIER]. + Arcfour (and RC4) has problems with weak keys, and should be used + with caution. The current document updates [RFC4253] Section 6.3 by replacing the text above with the following text: The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. - The Arcfour cipher is believed to be compatible with the RC4 cipher - [SCHNEIER]. Arcfour (and RC4) has known weakenesses [RFC7465] + The Arcfour cipher is compatible with the RC4 cipher [SCHNEIER]. + Arcfour (and RC4) has known weakenesses [RFC7465] [I-D.ietf-curdle-des-des-des-die-die-die], and MUST NOT be used. 3. IANA Considerations The IANA is requested to update the Encryption Algorithm Name Registry of the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Parameters [IANA]. The Registration procedure is IETF Review which is achieved by this document. The registry should be updated as follows: +-------------+------------------------------------+