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DN/EN pairs

1994-02-04 22:07:00
-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 4,MIC-CLEAR
Content-Domain: RFC822
Originator-ID-Asymmetric: MFMxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQswCQYDVQQIEwJNRDE
 kMCIGA1UEChMbVHJ1c3RlZCBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBTeXN0ZW1zMREwDwYDVQQLEwh
 HbGVud29vZA==,03
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,C2uXkUtGLo1Y3NgMRKJ/phAI+Chnyv11peqCwJij/Xp
 qiacfydUkbGd88BHShH1sRmTtFjPxoRpAFgsaGhXEN3SZcNwn0mCfSVT3x5i/wDZ
 1/DSzu/Lqdzo37mUo4hyE

For anyone who didn't wade through my last note responding to Bob
Jueneman's (jueneman(_at_)gte(_dot_)com) two messages, I'll repeat the main idea
proposed in that note.

Proposed: Certificates be modified to provide two forms of
identification, the distinguished name (DN) as its presently defined,
*and* an email name (EN) directly usable as the network address
associated with the same entity.

Synopsis of argument: Both are needed.  Attempts to make one or the
other the primary form lead to potential security flaws.


Steve


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