Re: [xcbf] Groups - XCBF XML Common Biometric Format CS April 3 2003.zipuploaded (fwd)

[John Larmouth <j.larmouth@salford.ac.uk>]

Are you saying that X9.84 is referencing EXTENDED-XER?

John L


Phillip H. Griffin wrote:
> This is not what we agreed in the CS.
> 
> And this would not be compatible with X9.84.
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> Bancroft Scott wrote:
> 
>> Phil,
>>
>> The crux of the problem that we are having lies around the fact that XCBF
>> is using Base64 as an encoding, but Base64 is not available in the 
>> current
>> version of X.693.  Given this, plus the fact that that only the
>> EnvelopedData and SignedData types carry certificates and CRLs, and that
>> even in these cases, the certificates and CRLs components are optional
>> (and in practice never used), it would solve all our problems if XCBF 
>> used
>> straight XER and/or CXER encoding.
>>
>> In other words, I propose that we drop the use of (currently non-standard
>> in XER/CXER) Base64 in XCBF and instead stick to HEX encoding as required
>> by XER/CXER.  This would resolve the concerns that everyone, including Ed
>> Day, has voiced.
>>
>> Bancroft
>>
>>
>>  
>>
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