Subject: Protocol Action: 'Use of the PSS Signature Algorithm in CMS' to Proposed Standard

From: The IESG <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:01:59 -0400

The IESG has approved the following document:

- 'Use of the PSS Signature Algorithm in CMS '
   <draft-ietf-smime-pss-03.txt> as a Proposed Standard

This document is the product of the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group. 

The IESG contact persons are Russ Housley and Steve Bellovin.

Technical Summary

  This document specifies the conventions for using the RSA
  Probabilistic Signature Scheme (RSASSA-PSS) digital signature
  algorithm with the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).

Working Group Summary

  The S/MIME Working Group came to consensus on this document.

Protocol Quality

  This document was reviewed by Russell Housley for the IESG.