Re: Naming keys in EncryptedData

Russ Housley <housley(_at_)vigilsec(_dot_)com> writes:

> X9.73 defines an additional CMS content type.  It is:
>
>   NamedKeyEncryptedData ::= SEQUENCE {
>       version Version,
>       keyName KeyName OPTIONAL,
>       encryptedContentInfo EncryptedContentInfo }
>
> Does anyone see a reason to fold the keyName into EncryptedData?
What is the KeyName, and what is one suppossed to do with it?

Peter.