On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security wrote:
Have come to the conclusion that and ASCIIZ string is the proper answer
with 00h indicating either none or the end of the matter. This way
it can be
1) Intelligible
2) If the vendor wants to use a single byte, they can (with reguistration)
And in 8.3 of the spec, part of the signature is now:
Preferred symmetric algorithms (array of 1 byte) (Hashed)
Symmetric algorithm numbers that indicate which algorithms
the key holder prefers to use. This is an ordered list of
bytes with the most preferred listed first. It should be
assumed that only algorithms listed are supported by the
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recipient's software. Algorithm numbers are provided below.
If this subpacket is not included, IDEA is assumed. This is
found on a self-signature.
This could get really fun. If I don't include IDEA and/or CAST
explicitly, but only have "\377Blowfish\0", no one could send me a message
even if the software did support the other algorithms.
And how do I specify I prefer RIPEMD160 hashes in El Gamal signatures?
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