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PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax Version 1

RFC 2315          PKCS #7: Crytographic Message Syntax        March 1998


   The values produced according to this document are intended to be
   BER-encoded, which means that the values would typically be
   represented as octet strings. While many systems are capable of
   transmitting arbitrary octet strings reliably, it is well known that
   many electronic-mail systems are not. This document does not address
   mechanisms for encoding octet strings as (say) strings of ASCII
   characters or other techniques for enabling reliable transmission by
   re-encoding the octet string. RFC 1421 suggests one possible solution
   to this problem.

2. References

      FIPS PUB 46-1  National Bureau of Standards. FIPS PUB 46-1:
                Data Encryption Standard. January 1988.

      PKCS #1   RSA Laboratories. PKCS #1: RSA Encryption.
                Version 1.5, November 1993.

      PKCS #6   RSA Laboratories. PKCS #6: Extended-Certificate
                Syntax. Version 1.5, November 1993.

      PKCS #9   RSA Laboratories. PKCS #9: Selected Attribute
                Types. Version 1.1, November 1993.

      RFC 1421  Linn, J., "Privacy Enhancement for
                Internet Electronic Mail: Part I: Message
                Encryption and Authentication Procedures," RFC 1421
                February 1993.

      RFC 1422  Kent, S., "Privacy Enhancement for
                Internet Electronic Mail: Part II: Certificate-
                Based Key Management," RFC 1422, February 1993.

      RFC 1423  Balenson, D., "Privacy Enhancement for
                Internet Electronic Mail: Part III: Algorithms,
                Modes, and Identifiers," RFC 1423, February 1993.

      RFC 1424  Kaliski, B., "Privacy Enhancement for
                Internet Electronic Mail: Part IV: Key
                Certification and Related Services," RFC 1424,
                February 1993.










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