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Re: Remove little-used algorithms from IKEv2



Paul Hoffman / VPNC <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> writes:

> In the same vein, all certificate formats other than #4 (X.509
> Certificate - Signature) should be deprecated as well. "PKCS #7
> wrapped X.509 certificate" is particularly bad given that there is no
> standard for how to "wrap" a certificate.

I'm not sure I agree with the first statement here.  I'm willing to be
convinced, but I think PGP certificates and maybe raw RSA keys are
both reasonable as well.

> --Paul Hoffman, Director
> --VPN Consortium

-derek

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