[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (JGRP-2274) ASYM_ENCRYPT: deprecate sign_msgs

[Bela Ban (JIRA)]

Bela Ban created JGRP-2274:
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             Summary: ASYM_ENCRYPT: deprecate sign_msgs
                 Key: JGRP-2274
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JGRP-2274
             Project: JGroups
          Issue Type: Enhancement
            Reporter: Bela Ban
            Assignee: Bela Ban
             Fix For: 4.0.12


In {{ASYM_ENCRYPT}}, signing messages means that the checksum of an encrypted message is computed and used together with the secret key of the sender to sign the message. On the receiver side, the public key of the sender is used to validate the signature.

However, this is redundant, as decryption of a message will fail if the contents have been changed.

If needed, signing of messages can be done in a separate protocol.



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