Hi Max,

No, I don't know the message format of MS CA, it was just a theoretic question, 
just to know if it was possible because it could be a good argument. I thought 
it was easier to do it because the messages are base on the ASN1 format which 
is a standard.

Best regards,
Sam


> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:59:54 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: openca-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Openca-Users] OpenCA interoperability
> 
> Hi Sam9,
> 
> I am not familiar with MS CA, and I have no idea about what format of
> messages it uses between the RA and the CA. Unless MS CA supports our
> 'custom' message format, you can not. Do you know what types of messages
> are supported by MS CA ?
> 
> Actually, as now, there is no standard that would address that issue.
> Currently at the IETF the Certificate Management via CMS is the candidate
> for that, but it is a quite complicate message format (although I have
> not read the last I-D that came out November).
> 
> Later,
> Max
> 
> 
> Sam9 wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Just want to know if you can match for example a CA from OpenCA and a RA
> > from Microsoft CA for example. I think it's possible if the CA (OpenCA)
> > signs the certificate of the RA (Microsoft). By this way, the RA would be
> > trusted by the CA and the RA could operate in the architecture. 
> > 
> > I'm not sure of this possibility so if anyone can guide me ... 
> > 
> > Best regards
> > Sam
> 
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> 
> Best Regards,
> 
>       Massimiliano Pala
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