Re: [Handle-info] RFC Updates for Predefined Handle Types

["Hammond, Tony" <t.hammond@nature.com>]

Hi Sean:

Many thanks for this info. I believe I covered your points in reply to Sam
and have updated my table accordingly:

http://code.google.com/p/openhandle/wiki/HandleSpecification

I, for one, have a clearer view now.

Cheers,

Tony


On 18/3/08 17:29, "Sean Reilly" <sreilly@cnri.reston.va.us> wrote:

> Hi Tony,
> 
> A couple of answers below..
> 
> On Mar 16, 2008, at 17:08 , Hammond, Tony wrote:
>> Conversely
>> 
>>    HS_SECKEY
>>    HS_PUBKEY
>> 
>> look like they should be added to the RFC as they are both in the
>> codebase
>> and type registry.
> 
> Agreed.  Although the way the protocol currently works doesn't dictate
> a specific handle value type for public or secret keys.
> 
>> The following type
>> 
>>    HS_DSAPUBKEY
>> 
>> is listed in the codebase as being standard but is not listed in the
>> type
>> registry. Could this be not a standard type at all but just a
>> credential
>> type the same as
>> 
>>    HS_MAC
>>    HS_SIGNED
>> 
>> as it's also typed that way.
> 
> HS_DSAPUBKEY was erroneously used for handle value types when we first
> moved to the java implementation, but that has been phased out in
> favor of HS_PUBKEY since the type of public key is specified in the
> key and signature information.
> 
>> As for
>> 
>>    HS_NAMESPACE
>> 
>> I've really no idea. It doesn't look to be standard nor is it
>> registered.
> 
> This is a new type that we have been working on to provide a number of
> services.  I've just registered it as 0.TYPE/HS_NAMESPACE with a short
> description.  We will have to produce a full specification once we're
> done designing it :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Sean
> 
> 


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