Subject: RE: Comments for IOTP DSIG (addition).

From: David Burdett <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 00:01:49 +0100

I think the detail of  how to sign (i.e. generate a hash) should be in the
Dsig document.

David

> ----------
> From: 	Kent M. Davidson[SMTP:[email-masked]]
> Sent: 	25 May 1999 10:44
> To: 	Yoshiaki KAWATSURA; [email-masked]
> Cc: 	[email-masked]; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]
> Subject: 	Re: Comments for IOTP DSIG (addition).
> 
> Yoshiaki-san:
> 
> I am revising the document today, and your suggestion to add clarity to
> the document is a good one. I will make sure it is obvious in the language
> surrounding signing.
> 
> -Kent.
> 
> At 03:23 PM 5/25/99 +0900, Yoshiaki KAWATSURA wrote:
> >David (and Kent), 
> >
> >We can understand where we have to sign because of the following
> >description in section 6.17:
> >
> >  o signs the Manifest element using the optional certificate
> >   identified in the Certificate element within the Signature
> >   Block placing the result in a Value element within a Signature
> >   Component
> >
> >But there is no description(or definition) about how to sign. 
> >
> >I and Hiroya-san think it is obvious that "signs the Manifest element"
> >means to make a hash value of the Manifest element and encrypt the
> >hash value of the Manifest element.
> >
> >In order to avoid ambiguity, it may be better to describe how to sign
> >the Manifest element such as the above or more detail in IOTP (and/or
> >IOTP DSIG) document.
> >
> >What do you think it is too obvious to describe how to sign?
> >--
> >Yoshiaki Kawatsura and Masaaki Hiroya,  Hitachi, Ltd.
> >
> >
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