Re: [Handle-info] RFC Updates for Predefined Handle Types

[Sean Reilly <sreilly@cnri.reston.va.us>]

Hi Tony,

A couple of answers below..

On Mar 16, 2008, at 17:08 , Hammond, Tony wrote:
> Conversely
>
>    HS_SECKEY
>    HS_PUBKEY
>
> look like they should be added to the RFC as they are both in the  
> codebase
> and type registry.

Agreed.  Although the way the protocol currently works doesn't dictate  
a specific handle value type for public or secret keys.

> The following type
>
>    HS_DSAPUBKEY
>
> is listed in the codebase as being standard but is not listed in the  
> type
> registry. Could this be not a standard type at all but just a  
> credential
> type the same as
>
>    HS_MAC
>    HS_SIGNED
>
> as it's also typed that way.

HS_DSAPUBKEY was erroneously used for handle value types when we first  
moved to the java implementation, but that has been phased out in  
favor of HS_PUBKEY since the type of public key is specified in the  
key and signature information.

> As for
>
>    HS_NAMESPACE
>
> I've really no idea. It doesn't look to be standard nor is it  
> registered.

This is a new type that we have been working on to provide a number of  
services.  I've just registered it as 0.TYPE/HS_NAMESPACE with a short  
description.  We will have to produce a full specification once we're  
done designing it :)

Thanks,
Sean



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