Stephen Henson's first approach is similar to the approach taken in the
new version (2.0) of PKCS#5, where the same problem previously existed -
pbe algorithms where (unnecessarily) tied to particular encryption
algorithms (e.g pbeWithMD5AndDES-CBC). My personal opinion is that Stephen
Hensons proposal is to be preferred, due to it's dynamic nature.
/Magnus
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On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Russ Housley wrote:
I think I understand Steve's point. What do others think about this topic?
Russ