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Re: How to Calculate Signatures?

Jon Callas <jon@callas.org> Mon, 04 April 2005 14:29 UTC

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From: Jon Callas <jon@callas.org>
Subject: Re: How to Calculate Signatures?
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 06:40:21 -0700
To: Ian G <iang@systemics.com>
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On 3 Apr 2005, at 2:28 PM, Ian G wrote:

> PS: As a point of notation for the RFC, isn't it DSS?
> Or are we saying that DSA is implemented because it
> is not quite DSS?
>

DSA is the Digital Signature Algorithm. DSS is the Digital Signature 
Standard. DSS specifies DSA+SHA1 plus operational whatsits. If you use 
DSA with RIPE/MD-160, for example, it's not DSS. 2440 does cover all of 
this.

	Jon

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