[nsd-users] DS algorithm as mnemonic

Miek Gieben miek at miek.nl
Mon Feb 27 20:52:01 UTC 2012


[ Quoting <peter.van.dijk at netherlabs> at 21:42 on Feb 27 in "Re: [nsd-users] DS a..." ]
> Hello Miek,
> 
> > Can someone verify this?
> 
> RFC4034 5.3 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4034#section-5.3) says this is allowed, pointing to a list in appendix A.1 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4034#appendix-A.1).
> 
> The appendix lists RSASHA1 but not 7 and 8 - so it looks like NSD uses the mnemonic when 4034 allows it, and uses the number otherwise.

I only read 3658, which is indeed obsoleted by those RFCs. Thanks for the
clarification.

Mental note to self: pay more attention to the first page of an RFC.

 grtz,

-- 
    Miek
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