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Re: OpenPGP vs. OpenPGP/MIME

2002-01-25 12:18:59

From: Derek Atkins <warlord(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu>
Subject: Re: OpenPGP vs. OpenPGP/MIME

The point behind the micalg= parameter was for ease in implementation
of a one-pass processing.  If you know in advance to setup an md5
or sha1 hash processor, you can process the message through the hash
before you get to the signature portion.

I know. But who is using this feature actually?

--Kazu

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