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

Mon Oct 3 11:38:29 UTC 2022

Oops! I failed to test PromisesLocal. When that package is loaded, the 
ProtocolState package is not and tests fail. I created a PromisesLoader 
configuration so run this to load it up...

      * */Installer ss project: 'Promises'; install: 'PromisesLoader'./*

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

Sent from Callisto House :: decentralized mobile homeless solutions

On 10/2/22 14:05, rabbit wrote:
>
> Well I do not know what my issue was, now loading the 
> CryptographyBootsatrap calls initialize...no need to explicitly 
> call#//satrap. // This adds CryptographyBootsatrap to the startUp: 
> list and #startUp: true calls #satrap on every restart. So with this 
> image, every restart does the following...1) loads latest 
> FixCharacterLimit, 2) updates from the alpha trunk, 3) loads latest 
> Crypto, 4) runs all Crypto tests and 5) saves the image.
>
>     Cryptography class>>#satrap
>
>      1. loads the 'FixCharacterLimit, which also defines new
>         convenience methods
>
>           * MCMcmUpdater class>>#updateFromAlphaTrunk
>           * TestSuite class>>#testsPassInCategory: categoryName
>
>      2. updateFromAlphaTrunk
>
>           * sets #defaultUpdateURL: to the alpha trunk
>             ('https://source.squeak.org/trunk')
>           * calls #updateFromServer.
>
>      3. loads 'ProCrypto-1-1-1' and 'ProCryptoTests-1-1-1'
>      4. calls the new method CryptographyTestCase
>         class>>#runAllCryptoTests
>      5. saves the image.
>
> So this should suffice to make all this happen in a new crypto image...
>
>     /Installer ss project: 'Cryptography'; install:
>     'CryptographyBootsatrap'./
>
> Make sure you use a custom crypto image, saved off to the side as this 
> will always run #satrap and the above steps.
>
> /Cheers!
> /
>
> Have a good one; keep it, light.
> Kindly,
> rabbit
> . .. … ‘…^,^
>
> Sent from Callisto House :: decentralized mobile homeless solutions
>
>
> On 9/30/22 20:03, rabbit wrote:
>>
>> 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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