Ambarish, I for one totally agree with you. We use XML extensively and wish to move into using PKI within our development. If we could do that within XML life would be that much better for us. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Ambarish Malpani <ambarish@valicert.com> To: <ietf-pkix@imc.org> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 7:08 PM Subject: Should PKIX protocols support XML well > > > There are a bunch of industries/communities that are using XML > throughout their systems - all their messages are in XML, all > their development is in XML and XML is their chosen future > direction. > > We may or may not agree about whether this is a wise decision, but > that decision has been made and is one that we (PKIX) can not > change. > > Now the question is, do we try and support such groups in their > efforts or do we say: "Sorry, we think you did the wrong thing > by not picking ASN.1, so go figure out how to do public key > cryptography by yourself - we won't help" > > My personal bias is that if a significant percent of the world > is headed towards XML, it makes more sense for us to support that > group and make sure that when they do PKI, they do it in a > secure way, rather than ignore that world and have them do PKI > either insecurely, or in n different ways. After having seen > different standards groups, I am quite convinced that IETF > actually do a pretty good job with their specifications and the > thoroughness with which specifications are reviewed. I think it > is our responsibility to help set the standards so that people > can use them in most significant environments, rather than have us > ignore the issue and have people not only do it in less secure > ways, but also have different groups do the same job in > different ways. > > [Note: I am not trying to say that IETF should set all standards > in the world, but it does need to acknowledge and react to the > needs of large and diverse groups. And the XML community is one > such group]. > > Comments? > Ambarish > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ambarish Malpani > Architect 650.567.5457 > ValiCert, Inc. ambarish@valicert.com > 339 N. Bernardo Ave. http://www.valicert.com > Mountain View, CA 94043 > > >
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