Re: Comments on 28022000 draft: Question regarding sec 6.3.1 (HMAC)

Yes, in the absence of that parameter there is no truncation.  It couldn't
hurt to add a sentence saying that.

Thanks,
Donald
	
From:  Gregor Karlinger <Gregor.Karlinger@iaik.at>
Resent-Date:  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:34:57 -0500 (EST)
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Date:  Thu, 02 Mar 2000 12:33:24 +0100
Reply-To:  Gregor.Karlinger@iaik.at
Organization:  IAIK
To:  "Joseph M. Reagle Jr." <reagle@w3.org>,
            ML W3C XML-Signature <w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>

>Section 6.3.1 (HMAC) defines the parameter <HMACOutputLength> as optional:
>
>  <element name='HMACOutputLength' type='integer' minOccurs='0' maxOc=
>curs='1'/>
>
>I suppose that if the parameter is not specified then all the bits of the h=
>ash
>are output. Am I right? Maybe add a sentence which makes it clear.
>
>
>Gregor
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