<channel auth> Authentication Payload's Public Data field
MUST include an indication of the public key to be used. The
first 20 bytes of the Public Data field MUST be SHA-1 digest of
- the public key that must be used in verification. Rest of the
- Public Data field are set as defined in [SILC1]. This way server
- can determine from the digest whether that public key exist on the
- channel and then use that key in verification. The hash function
- used with <channel auth> MUST be sha1.
+ the public key that must be used in verification. The digest
+ is the SILC Public Key fingerprint. Rest of thePublic Data field
+ are set as defined in [SILC1]. This way server can determine from
+ the digest whether that public key exist on the channel and then
+ use that key in verification. The hash function used with
+ <channel auth> MUST be sha1.
The server MUST check whether the user is allowed to join to
the requested channel. Various modes set to the channel affect