On 11/5/2015 11:10 AM, Kathleen Wilson wrote:
> On 11/5/15 10:58 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
>>
>> Rather than list acceptable key types and sizes, cite the Baseline
>> Requirements along with listing exceptions, both types and sizes that
>> are not supported but are in the BR and types and sizes that are
>> supported but are not in the BR.  I would not be surprised if the latter
>> would be an empty list.
>>
> 
> 
> That would look like:
> ~~
> 8. We consider the algorithms and key sizes specified in section 6.1.5 
> of version 1.3 or later of the CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements 
> for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates to be 
> acceptable and supported in Mozilla products; with the following exceptions.
> - Mozilla does not support DSA keys
> ~~
> 
> Correct?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kathleen
> 

Yes, that is what I meant.  It is much shorter than listing what Mozilla
supports and potentially reduces the need to update the policy when the
BR is updated PROVIDING Mozilla indeed supports whatever the BR update
contains.

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David E. Ross

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