Re: Syslog-sign: RSA support?

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Jon Callas wrote:

> Yes, but. The existing design and consensus on syslog-sign is that's
> a DSA system, and doesn't require a CA. The rationale, as I said
> before comes from the days when syslog meant UDP, and size truly
> mattered.  That may not matter so much today, especially if you're
> using TLS as a transport.
> 
> But that's what the existing consensus is. Do we have to, at this
> late date, throw out the existing consensus and put in RSA and CAs?

Doesn't *require* a CA, or doesn't *support* CAs?

(BTW, to me, RSA vs. DSA seems totally orthogonal to CA vs. no CA
issue).

Best regards,
Pasi
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