Are attribute certificates getting axed out of the -cert draft? JSP's
minutes seem to indicate this:
4) Attribute Certificates: Paul noted that it is an action item for
the
PKIX WG to define the use of ACs. David Solo proposed that all
references
to ACs should be deleted from all of the S/MIME specifications until
the
syntax and use of ACs are well defined. Russ and John Pawling made
the
point that X.509 defines the AC syntax. However, Paul and Dave
strongly
believed that ACs should be deleted from the S/MIME specs since their
use is
not defined and the PKIX AC syntax may be changed. Nobody objected to
this
proposal. The details of this change will be discussed further on the
S/MIME list.
There are "details" that need to be discussed further, but these seem to
be:
1. Find all references to Attribute Certificates (or ACs) in the -cert
draft
2. Delete them
Comments?
Blake
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