Re: Loops (RE: CPIM changes)
Dave Crocker <[email protected]> Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:04:36 -0800
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Derek, Saturday, November 16, 2002, 12:00:39 PM, you wrote: >> sounds interesting. where has this sort of abstraction-based, >> intermediary-friendly signing been done? Given the fact that the goal you >> are seeking is an end-to-end mechanism, the sort of syntactic change by an >> intermediary, would be pretty unusual. Derek> PGP does this when you sign a text message but generate a standalone Derek> signature. It signs the canonical form of the message, but you may Derek> transmit the message in whatever lossless form you wish. interaction between systems that do different encodings of the canonical form have actually been fielded? that would be seriously cool! d/ -- Dave Crocker <mailto:[email protected]> TribalWise <http://www.tribalwise.com> t +1.408.246.8253; f +1.408.850.1850 [reminder: [email protected] for non-technical discussions, please]