[Cryptography Team] Progress Report: Callisto House AND Questions bout ASN1 tagging of PKIX structures

[rabbit]

Ooops!

Try this. is better.

    /Installer ss project: 'Cryptography'; install:
    'CryptographyBootsatrap'.
    (Smalltalk at: #CryptographyBootsatrap ifAbsent: [^ nil]) ///satrap/./

Have a good one; keep it, light.
Kindly,
rabbit
. .. … ‘…^,^

Sent from Callisto House :: decentralized mobile homeless solutions


On 9/30/22 19:55, rabbit wrote:
>
> Hey Ron; Hey everyone! I am hoping y'all are quite well! I am.
>
> I’m a disabled veteran, President of my non-profit, Callisto House :: 
> decentralized mobile homeless solutions. I aim to use my Async Promise 
> framework to build a donation bartering system for their use, in each 
> House. *SecureObjectCapabilities.*
>
>     *Issue: *Why does squeaksource.com hang-up so often? Err...
>
> I have refactored the packages in Cryptography, Oceanside & Promises. 
> I put all Promise packages in Promise, including 
> Raven&SqueakELib&Brook&... previous incarnations. I removed all 
> Promise packages from Cryptography and Oceanside. I created the 
> project Kafka.
>
> /--- Loading instructions :: Update from trunk, Crypto, PromisesLocal 
> and ParrotTalk ---\
>
> One: save a new 6.1alpjha image to crypto.image...
>
> Two: This code switches to the trunk update stream and update to 
> alpha; then load and test Crypto, then save. See
> /CryptographyBootsatrap class>>#satrap.
> /
>
> Everytime this image #startUp: true, the latest update to alpha; then 
> load and test latest Crypto, then save.
>
>     /Installer ss project: 'Cryptography'; install:
>     'CryptographyBootsatrap'.
>     (Smalltalk at: 'CryptographyBootsatrap' ifAbsent: [^ nil]) ///satrap/.
>     /
>
> Three: I install PomisesLocal & ParrotTalk packages
>
>     /Installer ss project: 'Promises'; install: 'PromisesLocal'.
>     Installer ss project: 'Cryptography'; install: 'ParrotTalkLoader'./
>
> Lastly, I run all tests in the TestRunner. #GREEN!
>
> \--- Confirm by running apropos unit tests: *#GREEN!* .  .. ...    
> '...^,^ ---/
>
> My priority task list:
>
>  1. Checkpoint a stable ParrotTalk, ASN1 & LocalPromises
>  2. *{XXX}* ASN1 extensions to provide class tagging differentiation.
>       * This to support RemotePromises encoding in ASN1.
>  3. Checkpoint a stable ProCrypto with class tagging ASN1
>  4. Switch LocalPromises EventualSends to each be its own
>     EventualProcess, on a VatScheduler.
>       * Add customized Semaphores to unschedule back into the Vat
>         suspended pool
>       * rescheduled when the Semaphore is signaled.
>  5. Re-establish RemotePromises
>  6. Checkpoint a stable RemotePromises
>  7. Naming Services, using RemotePromises
>  8. Default VAT Services (Chat, Log, Stats, Social Feeds, ...)
>  9. Double encrypt ParrotTalk | Bridge ParrotTalk sessions
> 10. Checkpoint a stable BridgingParrotTalk
> 11. Kafka | Replicating, fault-tolerant Comms (issue with event deletion)
> 12. Barter exchange network
> 13. SPADSServer
> 14. FFI-threaded
> 15. libsodium
>
> ---
>
> *{XXX}* *ASN1 extensions to provide class tagging differentiation.
> *
> *This to support RemotePromises encoding in ASN1.*
> *
> *
> *My current questions are whether the various PKIX et al use a 
> non-UNIVERSAL class tag, and/or Constructed? As well, what are the 
> correct numerical tags for these structures? Advice, por favor?*
>
>   * DSAPublicKey
>   * RSAPublicKey
>   * X509Certificate
>   * ...
>
> The numerical tags are buried in this document, but I am totally 
> unaware of class tagging:
>
>     *New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509
>     (PKIX) <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5912>*
>
>
> Many thanks for any guidance you can provide. I am grateful for your 
> pointing out the straight path to me!
>
>     Have a Good One; Keep it, Light.
>     Kindly,
>     rabbit
>     . .. … ‘…^,^
>
>
>     Sent from Callisto House :: decentralized mobile homeless solutions
>
>
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