RE: New modules drafts -- proposed ASN.1 downgrade tutorial

["Carl Wallace" <CWallace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I volunteer to help write the document.  A few comments below.

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> Subject: Re: New modules drafts -- proposed ASN.1 downgrade tutorial
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> In thinking about this a bit more:
> 
> - I agree with Alfred that it should be a separate document 
> that covers all ASN.1 modules in (at least) the Security Area 
> of the IETF.

Do you in mind a draft that provides guidance on how to convert 2002
syntax into equivalent 1988 syntax or a document that includes 88 syntax
for all security area drafts?  The former seems worthwhile, I'm not sure
about the latter. 
 
> - It is not needed if the eventual PKIX and S/MIME documents 
> are Informational RFCs instead of Standards Track.
> 
> - Future document authors can pick whether they want to do 
> their modules in 2002 or 1988 and the WGs can decide if they 
> like the decision that the authors made.

Allowance of 88 syntax may make an "upgrade tutorial" component of the
draft nice too.
 
> Given that, I propose that someone other than Jim and I start 
> such a "downgrade tutorial". I volunteer to review it, and 
> I'm sure that some of the modules from Jim and my documents 
> would be good fodder for examples in the new document.
> 
> --Paul Hoffman, Director
> --VPN Consortium
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