Encrypted payloads should not exceed 16384 bytes to match TLS record standard

[mrapitis]

To ensure compatibility with transport layer security, we should make note when using encrypted protocol messages, the payload should not exceed 16384 bytes to match the maximum available in a standard TLS record. Please see link below for details as well as a pertinent copy / pasted snippet.

https://hpbn.co/transport-layer-security-tls/

Maximum TLS record size is 16 KB Each record contains a 5-byte header, a MAC (up to 20 bytes for SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and up to 32 bytes for TLS 1.2), and padding if a block cipher is used. To decrypt and verify the record, the entire record must be available.