OSI/MHS Gateway Programmatic Interface (GPI) Reference Manual

Object Classes and Attribute Types

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MH-C-ALGORITHM-AND-RESULT

This class of object identifies a mathematical (usually cryptographic) algorithm and the

result obtained from using this algorithm to decrypt a particular message.

Table 3-4

describes the attribute types for this class and the syntax, length, and number

of values for each type.

Some attribute types have additional value characteristics, as shown in Table 3-5

Meanings of Attributes

The attribute types specify the following information:

MH-T-ALGORITHM

Identifies the mathematical algorithm used to encrypt the message.

MH-T-ALGORITHM-RESULT

Identifies the result of executing the algorithm on a particular occasion.

Implementation and Usage Note

•

OM-S-ONFILE-STRING is a value syntax that applies to messages exceeding 64

kilobytes.

For the attribute MH-T-ALGORITHM-AND-RESULT, this syntax value is an

alternative to OM-S-BIT-STRING.

Table 3-4. MH-C-ALGORITHM-AND-RESULT Attributes—General

Characteristics

Attribute Type Value Syntax

Value

Length

Number of

Values

MH-T-ALGORITHM OM-S-OBJECT

(MH-C-ALGORITHM)

- - 1

MH-T-ALGORITHM-RESULT OM-S-BIT-STRING

OM-S-ONFILE-STRING

1-n 1

OM-T-CLASS OM-S-OBJECT-ID-STRING 7 1

Table 3-5. MH-C-ALGORITHM-AND-RESULT Attributes—Additional

Characteristics

Attribute Type Value Characteristics

OM-T-CLASS Max. Value Length: ZGPI-EDI-CLASS-OBJ-ID-LEN