Re: [pkix] Initial inquiry: Signed vCards

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Jim Schaad <[email protected]> wrote:
> Y = MAC(message, KeySymmetric)
>
> Sig = Sign(message, KeyPrivate)
>
> Both generate an output that can be verified.  In the case of a signature
> algorithm, the recipient uses a public key to verify the signature.  In the
> case of a MAC algorithm, the recipient uses the same symmetric key for
> verification as was used for creation.

The Signed vCard format is agnostic about what sorts of keys should be
used for generating the HASH value - private, public, or symmetric
keys are all permitted. It seems like a bit of rephrasing of the
Description in section 4.4 of the draft is in order, in order to make
that clear.

Are there any keywords which are clearly neutral about types of keys
and hashes, which would be worth including?



Thank you for your time,
--
DataPacRat
"Then again, I could be wrong."
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