RE: [dss] Timestamping Profile Q 1/3: Type of "SignatureObject" - NP1

["Nick Pope" <pope@secstan.com>]

See below on 1st point:

Nick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trevor Perrin [mailto:trevp@trevp.net]
> Sent: 13 January 2004 22:05
> To: Nick Pope; dss@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [dss] Timestamping Profile Q 1/3: Type of "SignatureObject"
>
>
> At 08:59 PM 1/13/2004 +0000, Nick Pope wrote:
>
> >Trevor,
> >
> >Two points:
> >
> >1) Whilst the form of "SignatureObject" returned from Sign & Input to
> >Verify, I think that this warrent a separate section which identifies /
> >defines the form of signature supported by a specific profile.
> Depending on
> >the profile this may be very broad or very specific, but but
> having such a
> >section the reader can immediately identify the form of
> signatures supported
> >by a profile.
>
> Maybe we could add a "2.2 Signature Types Supported" section, to present
> that info near the top?
>
>
I was thinking more at the top level of content (New section 2 or 4) as I
would presume that the same signature type would normally apply to sign and
verify.

Nick