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Re: Field slide attacks and how to avoid them.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Gutmann)
Wed Sep 19 14:30:30 2001
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 05:55:36 +1200 (NZST)
Message-ID: <200109191755.FAA352197@ruru.cs.auckland.ac.nz>
From: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann)
To: cryptography@wasabisystems.com
Paul Crowley <paul@cluefactory.org.uk> writes:
>pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) writes:
>>"Kevin E. Fu" <fubob@MIT.EDU> writes:
>>>But XDR is so BORING compared to a REAL standard like ASN.1!
>>I can feel this sliding into a specification language debate, but I
>>have to put in a word to defend ASN.1 here.
>
>Those choosing data formats for crypto purposes might want to consider the
>simple and elegant format S-expression used by SPKI, described here:
And those who enjoy pain shouldn't forget X.12, EDIFACT, and HL7.
Peter.
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