SCH wrote:
>
> To rewrite ASN1 code will change almost everything in openssl.
> the current nid<-->oid definig, the signing ,verifing of RSA and DSA,
> then the cert and request management, PKCS5,7,8,12, then the
> SSL handshake, the last but necessary, the demos and apps.
> I haven't look into the S/MIME, but I think it will be rewrited too.
>
> Is you the only one being involved in this project? And what is the agenda
> of you (or your group)?
>
There's currently just me but that may change when I've got the initial
versions of the encoder/decoder available.
Actually most of the non ASN1 code will not need modifying at all. The
code I have retains compatibility with the current API and can coexist
with it. That way it is possible to replace the current ASN1 code a
bit at a time until it is all gone.
When and if stream support is added later then some things can be
enhanced, specifically the S/MIME code but that wont be in the
initial versions.
Steve.
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