Request for allocation of a new security type

S. I. Becker stewart "at" sibecker.co.uk
Tue Apr 11 18:19:00 2006


Dear Wez et al,

Can I please request a security type be allocated for me to add an 
extension to the RFB protocol?  I have implemented an encrypted VNC 
stream, which I am calling "VeNCrypt".

The VeNCrypt security mechanism is based on Martin Koegler's TLS for 
VNC, but with only a single security type required within the initial 
hand-shake.  If this security type is chosen by the client, a second 
round of "server sends list of (sub-)types / client picks one" occurs 
before continuing with the TLS as implemnted by Martin.  As far as I can 
tell, this is exactly what Wez suggested up a couple of months ago - 
that was the intention anyway.

Stewart [NutmeG] Becker