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Re: encoding: SPKI vs. SDSI

To: Carl Ellison <cme@cybercash.com>
Subject: Re: encoding: SPKI vs. SDSI
From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 23:32:15 -0500 (EST)
Cc: "Frank O'Dwyer" <fod@brd.ie>, spki@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970310150514.00c01fd0@cybercash.com>
Sender: owner-spki@c2.net

On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Carl Ellison wrote:

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> corporation with a large budget has too much advantage.  Therefore, I would 
> argue strongly against any encoding (like BER/DER) which calls for a support 
> library or compiler or both.
> 

Although I think S-Exprs are a good idea for SPKI, I have to disagree 
with you on the need for a support library to write a DER/BER encoder. 
DER encoders in particular are trivial to knock off from memory; unlike.
say, a tweaked general precision integer library...

Simon

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From: Carl Ellison <cme@cybercash.com>

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