Are you saying that X9.84 is referencing EXTENDED-XER?
John L
Phillip H. Griffin wrote:
> This is not what we agreed in the CS.
>
> And this would not be compatible with X9.84.
>
> Phil
>
>
> Bancroft Scott wrote:
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> The crux of the problem that we are having lies around the fact that XCBF
>> is using Base64 as an encoding, but Base64 is not available in the
>> current
>> version of X.693. Given this, plus the fact that that only the
>> EnvelopedData and SignedData types carry certificates and CRLs, and that
>> even in these cases, the certificates and CRLs components are optional
>> (and in practice never used), it would solve all our problems if XCBF
>> used
>> straight XER and/or CXER encoding.
>>
>> In other words, I propose that we drop the use of (currently non-standard
>> in XER/CXER) Base64 in XCBF and instead stick to HEX encoding as required
>> by XER/CXER. This would resolve the concerns that everyone, including Ed
>> Day, has voiced.
>>
>> Bancroft
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
--
PLEASE NOTE - As an anti-SPAM measure, e-mails will shortly
not be accepted by my machine from an unknown sender unless
the subject contains the phrase "Hi John".
If you pass my e-mail address to others (which I am very happy
for you to do) please tell them to include this phrase in the
subject line of their first mailing to me. Thanks.
Prof John Larmouth
Larmouth T&PDS Ltd
(Training and Protocol Development Services Ltd)
1 Blueberry Road
Bowdon
Cheshire WA14 3LS (put "Hi John" in subject)
England
Tel: +44 161 928 1605 Fax: +44 161 928 8069
