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On 12 Sep 1997 02:03:56 -0000, iang(_at_)systemics(_dot_)com wrote:
To which I would add a desperate need: some mechanism in which
to add new algorithms. This is partly technical: the formats
of some generic public key method are obviously going to be
tricky, and the symmetric algorithms require a byte or int
allocating type.
iang,
I think you are correct that this is necessary, but we need
to be careful not to start any brush wars. Are there no
registries of algorithms for other activities that we can
leverage? If so, we should try to use values (OIDs maybe?)
already established.
Otherwise, a good direction might be to set up a
framework for IANA to maintain a registry. This is going to be
a common requirement that, I suspect, will span multiple IETF
activities.
Chris
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