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Re: [Trans] RFC6962 BIS Log file encodings.

Ben Laurie <benl@google.com> Mon, 31 March 2014 15:28 UTC

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:28:11 +0100
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From: Ben Laurie <benl@google.com>
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Subject: Re: [Trans] RFC6962 BIS Log file encodings.
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On 31 March 2014 16:19, Salz, Rich <rsalz@akamai.com> wrote:
>>  But since we're talking about data from a TBS cert,since the generators of the data are CAs (who should know how to process ASN.1), and since the consumers of the data are browsers who already process certs, it seems reasonable to stick with ASN.1.
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> Adding another encoding makes things more complex.  Therefore, the simplest thing to do is use ASN.1
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> It's like when you're editing someone else's source code: the best thing to do is preserve the existing style.

As I just mention, its not actually another encoding - the data
structure can also (ideally should also) be sent as a TLS extension,
in which case ASN.1 is not the simplest thing to do.

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