From: Eric Young <eay@mincom.oz.au>
To: Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-28 13:53:54 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:53:54 +0800
From: Eric Young <eay@mincom.oz.au>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:53:54 +0800
To: Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>
Subject: Re: Edited Edupage, 24 March 1996
In-Reply-To: <3159926C.FF6@netscape.com>
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On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, Phil Karlton wrote:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > We aren't talking about SSL, Mr. Karlton.
> My apologies for misunderstanding what you wrote. It could be that I am
> oversensitive on the issue since SSL has been "accused" of being
> proprietary in many forums.
Just a quick comment on the openness of SSL. I have been able to
implement SSL and support routines from internet available documentation.
There is only one part that I have had trouble getting documentation
for. This one part is a 'standard' but the only way I can get it is by
either spending lots of money or by getting other people to send me their
own online information.
I'm talking about X509/ASN.1. I still am not sure of the format of the
ASN.1 BOOLEAN type, and I have only just been able to get hold of the
actual full specification of X509v3. The UNIVERSALSTRING type? Only
found out about it's existance 3 days ago.
Netscape has not been in anyway an impediment to implementing SSL.
RSA inc and it's software patents are more of an issue. Mind you, I
would not have gotten off the ground if it was not for RSA's PKCS
documents. As some-one who started implementing SSL as a learning
exercise with no money to spend, I have learnt to dislike the way some
the 'standards' are not available (by which I mean available for
the masses via the internet, ala rfc's).
eric (venting some frustration that build up during the just completed
'quest for the X509v3 spec')
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