Hello Michael, [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 11.08.04 17:12:36: > > Gregor Bethlen wrote: > > > Thank you. Was there a certain reason, why this was ($max < 16)? > > This sound a bit strange. I would understand ($max < 10), since > > everything true would be one-digit (at least at positive numbers). But 16? > > First we only know that there was a leading zero if there was only one > digit. The digits are hexadecimal so $max should be smaller than 16. At > this time we add the line which we now removed. >
OK, I didn't thought about hexadecimal numbers in /var/crypto/serial. > Some times later we learn that there is always an even number of digits. > At this moment we introduce the new line which add always a zero if > there is an odd number of digits but we forget to remove the old line. > > > Anyway, is this problem (serialnumber must be even) a bug in openssl? Or is it > > done with intention? > > It is no bug. Two hexadecimal digits can represent one byte. Therefore > this representation was choosen. This is more safe and easier to verify > than other calculations. OK, and again: I didn't think till the end ... Thank you four your explanations, Gregor > > Michael > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Bell Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ZE Computer- und Medienservice Tel.: +49 (0)30-2093 2482 > (Computing Centre) Fax: +49 (0)30-2093 2704 > Humboldt-University of Berlin > Unter den Linden 6 > 10099 Berlin Email (private): [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Germany http://www.openca.org > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Openca-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openca-users ________________________________________________________________ Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS! Jetzt neu bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://freemail.web.de/?mc=021193 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Openca-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openca-users
