[openpgp] Re: Algorithms vs packets in forwarding and PSK

Hello Falko, list,

>> The current draft doesn't allow public key packets to be used with 
>> persistent symmetric key algorithms at all, since there isn't any use 
>> for them. Do you think that should change?
>>
> It doesn't? Then I don't understand Table 1 
> <https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-persistent-symmetric-keys-01.html#table-1> 
> and the subsequent passage 
> <https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-persistent-symmetric-keys-01.html#section-5-5>:
>
> "/As the secret key material is required for all cryptographic 
> operations with symmetric keys, implementations SHOULD NOT use 
> symmetric algorithm IDs in Public-Key Packets or Public-Subkey Packets/"
>
> It's declared "SHOULD NOT" and not "MUST NOT". What do I misread?
>

I consider this "SHOULD NOT" a mistake, and think this should say "MUST 
NOT".

Heiko

_______________________________________________
openpgp mailing list -- [email protected]
To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]