target = "https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4492#section-4" # 4. TLS Extensions for ECC # # Two new TLS extensions are defined in this specification: (i) the # Supported Elliptic Curves Extension, and (ii) the Supported Point # Formats Extension. These allow negotiating the use of specific # curves and point formats (e.g., compressed vs. uncompressed, # respectively) during a handshake starting a new session. These # extensions are especially relevant for constrained clients that may # # only support a limited number of curves or point formats. They # follow the general approach outlined in [4]; message details are # specified in Section 5. The client enumerates the curves it supports # and the point formats it can parse by including the appropriate # extensions in its ClientHello message. The server similarly # enumerates the point formats it can parse by including an extension # in its ServerHello message. # # A TLS client that proposes ECC cipher suites in its ClientHello # message SHOULD include these extensions. Servers implementing ECC # cipher suites MUST support these extensions, and when a client uses # these extensions, servers MUST NOT negotiate the use of an ECC cipher # suite unless they can complete the handshake while respecting the # choice of curves and compression techniques specified by the client. # This eliminates the possibility that a negotiated ECC handshake will # be subsequently aborted due to a client's inability to deal with the # server's EC key. # # The client MUST NOT include these extensions in the ClientHello # message if it does not propose any ECC cipher suites. A client that # proposes ECC cipher suites may choose not to include these # extensions. In this case, the server is free to choose any one of # the elliptic curves or point formats listed in Section 5. That # section also describes the structure and processing of these # extensions in greater detail. # # In the case of session resumption, the server simply ignores the # Supported Elliptic Curves Extension and the Supported Point Formats # Extension appearing in the current ClientHello message. These # extensions only play a role during handshakes negotiating a new # session. [[spec]] level = "SHOULD" quote = ''' A TLS client that proposes ECC cipher suites in its ClientHello message SHOULD include these extensions. ''' [[spec]] level = "MUST" quote = ''' Servers implementing ECC cipher suites MUST support these extensions, and when a client uses these extensions, servers MUST NOT negotiate the use of an ECC cipher suite unless they can complete the handshake while respecting the choice of curves and compression techniques specified by the client. ''' [[spec]] level = "MUST" quote = ''' Servers implementing ECC cipher suites MUST support these extensions, and when a client uses these extensions, servers MUST NOT negotiate the use of an ECC cipher suite unless they can complete the handshake while respecting the choice of curves and compression techniques specified by the client. ''' [[spec]] level = "MUST" quote = ''' The client MUST NOT include these extensions in the ClientHello message if it does not propose any ECC cipher suites. '''