Fixed Incorrect phrasing of mail encryption

Mr. Jinx

Mr. Jinx

Well-known member
Affected version
2.2
Xenforo is using the following phrases for email encryption:
  • None
  • TLS
  • SSL
Looking at the mail standards, we have STARTTLS and SSL/TLS.
I think Xenforo uses TLS as STARTTLS and SSL as SSL/TLS.
Just a side note: STARTTLS would be less secure than SSL/TLS, so it is important to use correct naming convention.

The list should be:
  • None
  • STARTTLS
  • SSL/TLS
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PHP itself calls StartTLS connections "TLS" and implicit TLS connections "SSL" so the naming used by XenForo is not entirely "wrong" from this point of view.

However I totally agree that is is confusing and should be changed - just because PHP itself does a bad job on naming things doesn't mean XenForo has to stick with that.
 
Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.2.16).

Change log:
Adjust the phrasing of mail encryption options
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There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.
 
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