- From: Marcos Caceres <marcosscaceres@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:25:01 +0200
- To: Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com
- Cc: public-webapps@w3.org, public-xmlsec@w3.org, tlr@w3.org, kai.hendry@wacapps.net, paddy.byers@gmail.com
Hi Frederick, On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM, <Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com> wrote: > Marcos > > No there is currently no such definition of certificate order in XML Signature. > > I believe this question was answered correctly on the aleksey xmlsec development list in the message after the one you quoted, which is why I didn't join the discussion: > > http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009175.html > > This is not part of the XML Security specifications but rather how certs are defined and used. The cert itself can indicate its purpose. Ok, that is fine. Thank you for the explanation. Perhaps a non-normative note is needed in both XML Dig Sig and Widgets Dig Sig that informs developers that this issue might occur. Lacking any other facility, developers should ensure their certificates are in the correct tree order if they want them processed properly. Kind regards, Marcos -- Marcos Caceres http://datadriven.com.au
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