Thomas Roessler <roessler(_at_)does-not-exist(_dot_)org> writes:
On 2001-02-13 15:14:28 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
a) specify a canonicalization and require binary sigs.
Unfortunately this invalidates a number of
implementations that currently use text sigs.
b) specify a canonicalization that matches text and allow
either binary or text sigs. Unfortunately this has the
problem that RFC1991 and RFC2440 have different ideas
of what should be included in a text-mode signature.
c) Change the PGP/MIME canonicalization requirements to
match RFC2440 text-mode. This has the effect that
previous messages (and probably many implementations)
wont be PGP/MIME compliant.
What precisely is the difference between b) and c) supposed to be? I
seem to be missing some point here.
Sorry, the difference between b and c is that in b I implied that
PGP/MIME use the RFC1991 canonicalization scheme, whereas in c I imply
using the RFC2440 canonicalization scheme. I'm sorry I wasn't more
clear.
-derek
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