PKCS#12: MAC security benefits?

2003-02-14 Thread Aleix Conchillo Flaque
hi, basically, the question is: which are the security benefits of adding a MAC to a PKCS#12? thanks in advance. regards, aleix __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing

Re: PKCS#12: MAC security benefits?

2003-02-14 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003, Aleix Conchillo Flaque wrote: hi, basically, the question is: which are the security benefits of adding a MAC to a PKCS#12? Its an integrity check so it stops an attacker changing the contents of the file, however some implementations will silently ignore an absent