Re: Should PKIX protocols support XML well

[Paul Koning <pkoning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Timothy" == Timothy Fisher <timothyf@mindspring.com> writes:

 Timothy> Ambarish,

 Timothy> I support your comments and think they they are well put...

 Timothy> Outside of the IETF, I know from personal experience that
 Timothy> there is a growing opinion that the PKI standards based on
 Timothy> ASN1 are "behind the times."  Those of you who don't agree
 Timothy> with that statement, please don't argue the point to me, I
 Timothy> am simply conveying what I feel is a growing opinion.

 Timothy> The IETF would be wise to consider XML in future PKI work...

If the basis of that desire is religious bias, which is what phrases
like "behind the times" suggests, then I see no merit in this.

On the other hand, if there are technical benefits, that's different.
Certainly I'm no fan of BER (don't know DER as well).  But if the best
argument against this set of standards is that they are old fashioned,
that's not an argument with merit.  Growing opinion or not -- that
doesn't matter.

	paul