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RE: Corporate Key mechanism

1998-01-26 15:39:12
ALL:

I would like to bring this thread to a close.

In my view, S/MIME 3 already support three key/message recovery schemes.
First, the CA can keep a copy of any key management private key (e.g.,
Entrust).  Second, the originator can include a a recovery agent in the CC
list for every message.  Third, a session key recovery scheme can be used
with the necessary fields carried as algorithm parameters (e.g., TIS).
None of these approaches requires a change to the protocol specification.
And, I am strongly opposed to requiring the use of any particular scheme.

Please, on resolution of the open issues.

Thanks,
  Russ Housley
  S/MIME WG Chair


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