RE: Single Key in Originator Information

• From: Richard D. Brown <rdbrown@GlobeSet.com>
• Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:46:55 -0500
• To: "'Paul Lambert'" <plambert@certicom.com>, "'Joseph M. Reagle Jr. (W3C)'" <reagle@w3.org>
• Cc: <w3c-xml-sig-ws@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <005b01be8da8$e692e000$0bc0010a@artemis.globeset.com>

Paul,

> This restriction on syntax is one of the reasons I'm pushing on
> differentiating the characteristics of a keyed hash versus public key
> mechanisms.  Keyed hash mechanisms require a Recipient Info
> field.  Public
> key techniques do not need to provide recipient unique information.
>

When you wrote "differentiating" do you mean being explicit in the
documentation or adopting different markup?

Richard D.

Received on Friday, 23 April 1999 12:46:14 UTC