Re: [IETF-PKIX] PKIX part 1: faulty ASN.1:1994

["Phillip H. Griffin" <asn1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Hoffman / IMC wrote:
>
> I found some problems in the 1994 ASN.1 in Appendix B.
>
> - UniqueIdentifier is *not* defined. It's a simple definition, but without
> it the module should not compile. This is a bug and needs to be fixed.
>
> - AttributeValueAssertion is defined but never used (and didn't appear in
> the 1988 ASN.1). This shouldn't be a problem, but should be fixed before
> the draft moves on.
>
> - The names issuerUniqueIdentifier and subjectUniqueIdentifer were called
> issuerUniqueID and subjectUniqueID in the 1988 version.  This shouldn't be
> a problem, but should be fixed before the draft moves on..
>
> --Paul Hoffman, Director
> --Internet Mail Consortium

Paul,

Did I miss something? Is there ASN.1:1994 for PKIX again?

And BTW, where's all that IETF apathy you were telling
me about? Feels like folks have been whailing the yams
out of me all day :-)

Phil
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