Re: carrying certificates
Stefan Monnier (stefan.monnier@lia.di.epfl.ch)
Wed, 06 Mar 1996 09:05:16 +0100
> I think it would be better if there were a location to optionally carry a
> certificate. I can see that bandwidth is reduced if you know that the
> recipient can easily obtain the certificate from a directory or cache.
> However, there are many environments where directory access is unavailable.
MOSS has been through this already: there is an optional; location for
certificates. You simply have to bundle up the secure part (signed or encrypted)
with the certificate, which can trivially be done with a multipart/mixed.
Stefan