Re: V1 vs. V3 certificate usage

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At 11:34 PM 2/20/96, Jueneman@gte.com wrote:

> I'd like to add one request to the agenda, and that is to take
>a quick poll of
> the potential vendors to see how strong the requirement is for X.509 V1
> certificates, and what the financial and/or other impact would be if only V3
> certificates were to be supported, effective immediately?

    Unfortunately, this didn't make it on the agenda.  However,
speaking for myself and admittedly without complete knowledge of
all the costs and pros & cons involved, I'd be willing to
support X.509v3-only as part of a standard we ultimately arrive
at.

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