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Re: [stir] JWT/JSON (was - Re: Review of: draft-ietf-stir-passport-05)

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Tue, 23 August 2016 15:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: [stir] JWT/JSON (was - Re: Review of: draft-ietf-stir-passport-05)
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On 8/23/2016 8:45 AM, Christer Holmberg wrote:
>> Why isn't it just stuffed into a single header field, like STIR-Signature: or the like?
> That was my question too. Something like:
>
> 	Identity:<the-whole-piece>
>
> But, at the end of the day, I want something that works, and Jon promised to describe how the "splitting" works in the next revision of the draft.


Not just how, but why.

What you and I are describing is simple and direct.  Splitting things 
adds another step.  Extra steps need justification.

d/

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   Dave Crocker
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