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  1. XWiki Commons
  2. XCOMMONS-552

Use explicit NULL value for parameters of digest algorithm identifier for improved compatibility

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    • Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Major
    • 6.0-milestone-1
    • 5.4.2
    • Crypto
    • None
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    Description

      Parameters are nominally optional, so they could be skipped
      altogether, instead of using NULL. However, a version of some RFC had forgotten to include the specifier 'OPTIONAL'. So, to be safe, most implementation include a DER NULL value (0x05 0x00).

      So, to be on the safe side, generators should include the NULL value, and decoders should be able to handle the omitted parameters.

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            softec Denis Gervalle
            softec Denis Gervalle
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