RE: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-smime-hmac-key-wrap-00.txt

"Housley, Russ" <rhousley(_at_)rsasecurity(_dot_)com> writes:

> Once the key is unwrapped, we want the recipient to know that it is
> appropriate for use with the intended algorithm.
Why is this needed for KEK when it's never been needed before for any other key
transport type?  Like Jim, I can't see what the point of this is...

Peter.