notation data & policy URL

[David Shaw]

On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:49:14PM -0400, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
> > > is there anything wrong with using the policy URL for non-URL text?
> >
> > Yes.  Policy URLs are URLs.
> >
> > > example: i sign my brothers key while meeting for lunch... i could ~just~
> > > sign the key and leave it at that, or... i could specify the conditions of
> > > the signature:
> > > 	This is my brother. I've known him since 1976 and verified his key
> > > 	in person.
> > >
> > > is there a recommended way to include that information directly in my
> > > signature on his key?
> >
> > Notations.
> >
> > Still, if you include all that information in the signature, you're
> > making the signature larger.  A policy URL at least is small.
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> 
> i still don't 'get' why the notation data is in the form: foo=bar
> why not have just 'foo', or 'bar'?

Because the standard says so :)

> also, can a policy url and/or notation data be included in a self
> signature?

Sure, why not?  Self-signatures are signatures too.

David