Re: [freenet-devl] Document structure, storables, Metadata-length

[Tavin Cole]

On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 04:42:32PM +0200, Oskar Sandberg wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 10:23:55AM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote:
> > On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 04:12:23PM +0200, Oskar Sandberg wrote:
> < > 
> > > So one step forward and one step back then...
> > 
> > Well, we could just encrypt Metadata-length, but I thought a more
> > general container for Client-data would be more useful (for example,
> > allowing us to not put the crypto key stuff at the beginning of the
> > document itself).
> 
> So moderately better, but still shy of the best option (one less Storable)
> IMHO...

Believe me, dealing with the metadata length at the beginning of the
document itself is an _evil_bitch_.  But whatever..  I just want to
decide one way or the other.

> > > Where did you get 42 from? It becomes at least (2 + 18 + 8) * 2 as far as
> > > I can tell...
> > 
> > I was in binary, not hex-strings.  2+16+8 == 26 for the default crypto key
> > size.  2+32+8 == 42 for the current maximum.
> 
> Well you have to make it hex in the field, so 84 then...

Sure..  or base64?

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# tavin cole
#
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