"Werner" == Werner Koch <wk(_at_)isil(_dot_)d(_dot_)shuttle(_dot_)de>
writes:
Werner> "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii(_at_)invweb(_dot_)net> writes:
So lets say we have packet type 20 -- Generic ID. Then in the type
field:
10 -- PhotoID 15 -- Fingerprint 30 -- Retinal Scan
Werner> Please do not continue with numeric ids; use strings (like
Werner> ssh v2) to avoid all these number assignment problems.
Werner> Numbers can still be assigned but a registration should not
Werner> be required. Compared to a size of Photo, the additionl
Werner> bytes of a string don't count.
No, but strings don't eliminate the registration problem, because you
still need a way to ensure they are unique. It's just that the code
space is larger which simplifies that task.
paul