[openssl-users] Old "RSA_NET" key format

[Jakob Bohm]

On 02/07/2015 14:35, Salz, Rich wrote:
>
> We are thinking about removing the old “RSA_NET” format for private 
> keys.  This is used by very old Netscape and IIS.
>
> This would remove the d2i/i2d RSA_NET API’s, and the “nss” format flag 
> from the openssl program.  It would not remove the SPKI stuff.
>
> If this would cause a problem for you, please respond soon.
>
1. Is there any good reason to remove this code?

2. Is this the OpenSSL name for the private key format
   used by older Microsoft Authenticate tools (and thus
   sometimes converted to/from PKCS#12 when switching
   tool chains)?

3. Is this any of the formats used by SSH?

Enjoy

Jakob
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