dropping MgmtData?

The MgmtData element has no defined internal structure and is just
described as providing in-band key distribution related information
such as encrypted key or key agreement information. This is clearly
not interoperable without further definition.

In the XML Encryption WG, EncryptedKey and AgreementMethod elements
are being defined which offer interoperabile ways to do these things.
Given this, is there any reason to keep MgmtData in the standard? If
there is someone using it, it could be moved to the additional URIs
draft.  In any case, I believe its use should be deprecated and use of
the potentially interoperable methods being defined in the XML
Encryption WG encouraged.

Thanks,
Donald
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Received on Wednesday, 30 May 2001 12:42:59 UTC