Re: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread Rich Salz
> P.S. Anyone know where the X.509 V3 spec can be found (without > having to purchase all $92 of it from ansidocstore which seems > a little excessive particularly as I've already got the '88 spec)? Hoyt Kesterson, one of the editors, and Groupe Bull have been making pre-publication drafts availa

RE: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread Dale Peakall
> > This is a non-authenticated attribute. i.e. it's not > > signed and can be changed by the user without changing > > the certificate signature. > > Wrong. *Everything* in a certificate is signed. Don't you hate it when you're wrong. Was confusing myself with S/MIME and M$'s certificate p

Re: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread Dr S N Henson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi! > > What do You think? May I use the netscape_comment extension to hold my > application specific information in text form (maybe in base64)? > Well you could I suppose but that would be a non standard use of it. If you've got your own O

RE: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread dobos_s
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Re: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread Rich Salz
> This is a non-authenticated attribute. i.e. it's not signed and can be > changed by the user without changing the certificate signature. Wrong. *Everything* in a certificate is signed. /r$ __ OpenSSL Project

RE: netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread Dale Peakall
> What do You think? May I use the netscape_comment extension to hold my > application specific information in text form (maybe in base64)? This is a non-authenticated attribute. i.e. it's not signed and can be changed by the user without changing the certificate signature. So don&#

netscape_comment extension

2001-02-14 Thread dobos_s
Hi! What do You think? May I use the netscape_comment extension to hold my application specific information in text form (maybe in base64)? Cly __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User