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DTLS support
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Description
### Feature Request
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Requests may be closed if we're not actively planning to work on them.
__Proposal:__ [DTLS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datagram_Transport_Layer_Security) support
__Current behavior:__ Only unencrypted UDP data transfer is possible
__Desired behavior:__ Have TLS encryption over UDP
__Use case:__ Possibility to securely send UDP data over the Internet ([IoT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things) for instance).
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing UDP data-transfer path and determining where DTLS support would integrate; done means securely sending UDP data over the Internet, with tests covering the proposed behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- networking, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100