After reviewing the draft informational rfc for PKCS #7 at
http://www.imc.org/draft-hoffman-pkcs-crypt-msg, I believe...
Keeping future S/MIME digest algorithms with the "pkcs7-" prefix is fine, but
will PKCS #7 undergo any changes to allow for additional...
1. Public-Key algorithms, (elliptic curve, DSA-ElGamal,...) or will S/MIME be
RSA (asymmetric) forever?
2. ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier ::= "for EP2 / as well as RC2"
cb
At 11:09 PM 6/1/97 -0700, Blake Ramsdell wrote:
I propose that the micalg parameter for multipart/signed messages with
the "application/pkcs7-signature" protocol be defined as pkcs7-md5 and
pkcs7-sha1 for the MD5 and SHA-1 digest algorithms respectively. I
further propose that any future digest algorithms that are supported for
S/MIME keep the "pkcs7-" prefix.
Comments?
Blake