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Question on <draft-ietf-smime-msg-00.txt>

1998-01-20 00:56:09

Hi All

   I have a question regarding to MUST implement algorithms.
   In <draft-ietf-smime-msg-00.txt> section 2.3 says....

2.3 KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier

Sending and receiving agents MUST support Diffie-Hellman defined in[DH].

Receiving agents SHOULD support rsaEncryption. Incoming encrypted
messages contain symmetric keys which are to be decrypted with a
user's private key. The size of the private key is determined during
key generation.Sending agents SHOULD support rsaEncryption. 

Sending agents MUST support encryption of symmetric keys with RSA
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
public keys at key sizes from 512 bits to 1024 bits.   
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   Is that mean Sending agents MUST support RSA algorithm?
   Sorry if I misunderstood the sentence.
   
                                  Thanks in advance.
   
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  Makoto Tomoeda

  NTT Multimedia Communication Promotion Dept.
  Security Service Project Group
  E-mail : tomoeda(_dot_)makoto(_at_)nsc(_dot_)cae(_dot_)ntt(_dot_)co(_dot_)jp
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