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#1154 Inadequate data type options for key archival
Closed: migrated by dmoluguw. Opened by edewata.

Closed: migrated
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Currently KRA supports the following types for key archival:

  • PASS_PHRASE_TYPE
  • SYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE
  • ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE

The type is used by KRA to categorize the keys and/or perform the appropriate key validations.

However, KRA is now being used to archive more generic data, not just keys. So if the data to be archived is arbitrary binaries, or unknown, or if no validations is wanted, the only type that can be used now is PASS_PHRASE_TYPE. This type may not be appropriate because the name implies that it's a text data, and there's no indication that there won't be any validations performed against it.

A possible solution is to add a new BLOB_TYPE or UNKNOWN_TYPE, or replace PASS_PHRASE_TYPE with it.

There is nothing wrong with the functionality. It's just the current options are not very developer-friendly.

Per Dogtag 10.2.3 Triage meeting of 09/24/2014 - proposed Milestone: 10.2.1

NOTE: This may simply require documentation rather than any code changes.

After discussion with vakwetu on 12/12/2014, it was determined that this ticket could be moved to 10.2.2.

Per Dogtag 10.2.X meeting of 01/14/2015: Milestone 10.2 Backlog

Per 10.2.3 TRIAGE meeting of 02/26/2015: 10.3

NOTE: Moved from 10.2 Backlog since it was not a documentation/man page issue.

Metadata Update from @edewata:
- Issue assigned to vakwetu
- Issue set to the milestone: UNTRIAGED

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Metadata Update from @dmoluguw:
- Issue close_status updated to: migrated
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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