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RFC3851 says:

The multipart/signed Content type has two required parameters: the protocol parameter and the micalg parameter.

and

The micalg parameter allows for one-pass processing when the signature is being verified.

I haven't found any words on why it is called micalg.

Xiong Chiamiov
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It's there in the RFC in the paragraph under your quoted parts: "Message Integrity Check algorithm"

schroeder
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