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Re: Comment on ESS and Privacy Marks

1998-03-04 01:33:18
Russ Housley <housley(_at_)spyrus(_dot_)com> wrote:

Since S/MIME and PKIX are using the 1988 ASN.1, we need to use the
[UNIVERSAL xx] trick to support any types that have been defined in the
subsequent releases of ASN.1.  Several implementations of 1988 ASN.1
support the use of [UNIVERSAL xx].
  
If your tool needs to use the [UNIVERSAL xx] trick then by all means
change your local copy of S/MIME to use it.  However, this syntax should 
not be part of ASN.1 for it is illegal.  Illegal in 1988
ASN.1. Illegal in 1997 ASN.1.  Illegal in the (illegal) mix of 1988
and 1997.
  
Christian

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