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New packets in PGP 6.0

1998-09-05 14:15:00
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Hi!

The PGP 6.0 seems to introduce new packet types. 

The photo pictures are in a package with the tag 17.
The signature binding the photo to the key seems to be a normal sig of 
type 0x10 (Generic certification of a UserID and Public Key Packet).

Some questions arise:

1. Is it save to ignore any unknown packet? 
If yes, perhaps it shoul be added to the -08 spec after the list of packet
tags in the chapter "Packet Tags".

2. What format do the x.509 keys have in PGP 6.0 keyrings?
(Does someone have a sample?) 

3. Will Open PGP support x.509 keys? I found some discussing on the list
but no final decision.

4. For the keyserver folks: PGP 6.0 seams to strip the image packets, if
the keyserver is not a Certificate Server 2.0...

Cheers,
Patrick

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