From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2000 - 10:05:03 CDT
> Erland Sommarskog <sommar-usefor@algonet.se> writes:
>
> > I have no objections to Charles's draft, simply of the reason that this
> > is an area I'm not very knowledgable in. But I get an unnerving feeling
> > that it needs more cooking. And it's certainly not documenting existing
> > practice.
>
> This is precisely my feelings on it as well. I'd be much more comfortable
> with it if there were an implementation that was working well in practice
> and it had been gone over by someone who designs signing systems.
I'm not sure we even agree on the objectives (what it should do), having
spent too much energy arguing the implementation (how to do it). In my
experience it's easier to figure out how to do something when you are
sure what it is you're trying to do.
I believe RSA patent ends next month, this allows us some technology we
might not have wanted in a standard previously.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me