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  1. Technical Advisory Board
  2. TAB-819

clumsy definitions of conformance levels A-1 and A-2

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: New
    • Priority: Minor
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: DSS Extension for Local Signature Computation Version 1.0
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Component/s: Public reviews
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      Description

      The conformance level A-1 "stateless" says:
      "The conformance level 'Stateless' states that the Digital Signature Service cannot maintain state
      information between requests."

      Now, we define "stateful" as a level above A-1, which means it satisfies A-1 requirements.
      "The conformance level 'Stateful' comprises all requirements of conformance Level A-1. In addition, the
      conformance level states that the Digital Signature Service is able to maintain the state between two
      subsequent requests."

      So it is clumsy to define A-1 using terms that will be contradicted in A-2: if A-1 "states that the Digital Signature Service cannot maintain state", then A-2 which includes A-1 should not contradict that statement.

      I suggest to reword the definition of A-1 along:
      "The conformance level 'Stateless' states that the Digital Signature Service can function in a way that does not require maintaining state..."

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              Reporter:
              jdurand2 Jacques Durand (Inactive)
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