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Re: [pkix] PKCS #8? Re: Updated EdDSA/Ed25519 PKIX document

Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> Thu, 12 November 2015 07:46 UTC

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Subject: Re: [pkix] PKCS #8? Re: Updated EdDSA/Ed25519 PKIX document
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Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> writes:
>
>>Does anyone have thoughts on which approach to use?
>
> Why not use the PKCS #15 format?

Because PKCS#15 is too complex for the purpose of private-key protection
in the majority of real-world applications.  Heck, even the RFC 5915 EC
PKCS#8 format was considered too complex, I assume, since Nikos
implemented a simpler format for it instead.

> PKCS #15 support for EdDSA would consist of adding a new OID to an encoding
> table.

I'm not against doing PKCS#15 support for EdDSA for those who are
interested, it seems like a useful addition.  However, I cannot
recommend it to anyone who hasn't already consumed the PKCS#15 kool-aid.

/Simon

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