RE: Comments on X.509 SASL Authentication Mechanism

["David Chadwick" <d.w.chadwick@zetnet.co.uk>]

> At 07:16 29/04/98 -0700, Alexis Bor wrote:
> >Actually,
> >Why not use the 1997 references.
> >
> >-	ITU-T Recommendation X.509 (1997) | ISO/IEC 9594-8:1997,
> >Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection -The Directory:
> >Authentication framework.
> >
> >-	ITU-T Recommendation X.511 (1997) | ISO/IEC 9594-3:1997,
> >Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection -The Directory:
> >Abstract service definition.
> 
> Are these generally available?  
> 
> I ask because I purchased X.509 from the ITU site just a couple of days ago
> and got the (1993) version, being unaware of the later one.
> 

No they are not generally available yet. They are not even fully 
complete yet (e.g. OIDs missing still). ALthough you can download 
pre-standard electronic copies from 

  ftp://ftp.bull.com/pub/OSIdirectory/ITU/

David


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