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Re: X.509 v3 support

1995-01-20 17:27:00


   >From: Jueneman(_at_)gte(_dot_)com
   >Subject: Re: X.509 v3 support
   >Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 16:40:11 EST

   >In addition to the impact on PEM and PEM/MIME, we have to consider the 
impact
   >on certificate generation systems as well as on Directory implementations, 
both
   >X.500 and local client/server systems such as DEC's InfoBroker. The change 
in
   >the semantics of the DN is going to require careful consideration and 
planning.
   >As I said before, it isn't at all clear that with a substantial change in 
the
   >DN semantics, that an implementation can easily include code to handle both
   >formats, or that this would even be desirable.

I agree Bob in general.

I am tremendously worried about the change in subject DN semantics. 

I must say, Warwicks note stunned me in its implications for 1422, and
similar organizational models in DMS.

Im beginning to see what Ned is saying.

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