Re: Correct definition of ContentInfo in CMS-10

I assume that content is not optional
-----Original Message-----
From: William Ottaway <w(_dot_)ottaway(_at_)eris(_dot_)dera(_dot_)gov(_dot_)uk>
To: 'ietf-smime(_at_)imc(_dot_)org' <ietf-smime(_at_)imc(_dot_)org>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 5:27 AM
Subject: Correct definition of ContentInfo in CMS-10


> Within the body of CMS 10 ContentInfo is defined as : -
>
> ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
>        contentType ContentType,
>        content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType }
>
> However, in the appendix ContentInfo is defined as : -
>
> ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
>     contentType ContentType,
>     content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType OPTIONAL }
>
> I assume the one within the body (i.e. content not optional) is correct.
>
> Bill.
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