Re: Call for Consensus: progress XML Encryption 1.1 to PR, deferring other normative changes and accepting section 6.1.3 (respond by 11 December)

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________________________________
 From: Hal Lockhart <hal.lockhart@oracle.com>
To: Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com; public-xmlsec@w3.org 
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 2:08 PM
Subject: RE: Call for Consensus: progress XML Encryption 1.1 to PR, deferring   other normative changes and accepting section 6.1.3 (respond by 11 December)
 
+1

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com [mailto:Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 11:14 AM
> To: public-xmlsec@w3.org
> Cc: Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com
> Subject: Call for Consensus: progress XML Encryption 1.1 to PR,
> deferring other normative changes and accepting section 6.1.3 (respond
> by 11 December)
> 
> This is a call for consensus (CfC) for the XML Security WG to agree to
> progress the 3 December 2012 editors draft of "XML Encryption Syntax
> and Processing Version 1.1" to Proposed Recommendation (PR).
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2008/xmlsec/Drafts/xmlenc-core-11/Overview.html
> 
> This agreement includes the following:
> 
> 1. No new normative features will be added to XML Encryption 1.1,
> including the definition of additional key derivation functions or
> usage. If the working group is interested such features could be
> defined in a separate specification or a subsequent 1.2 update.
> 
> 2. The newly added security considerations section is acceptable to the
> WG as written, see section 6.1.3 Backwards Compatibility Attacks in the
> editors draft
> 
> 3. The document is stable, all comments have been addressed and interop
> has been completed [1].
> 
> Given agreement on these points I believe we are ready to progress to
> Proposed Recommendation.
> 
> Agreeing to this decision means I will request a transition to PR after
> 17 December with a planned PR publication on 10 January 2013, assuming
> that date works for the W3C Team. As part of publication process I will
> update the references (including cross-references to other documents
> being published at the same time), as well as prepare a publication
> draft that has the PR cover page with the publication date.
> 
> In addition we agree that I will request publication of an update of
> the  related W3C Note "Functional Explanation of Changes in XML
> Encryption 1.1" to add information about the added 6.1.3 security
> considerations section.
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2008/xmlsec/Drafts/xmlenc-core1-explain/Overview.html
> 
> Please respond to this email by next Tuesday 11 December indicating
> support (a +1 will do) or any concern. Silence will constitute consent,
> but a positive response is preferred.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> regards, Frederick
> 
> Frederick Hirsch, Nokia
> Chair XML Security WG
> 
> [1]  http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/NOTE-xmlenc-core1-interop-20121113/
> 
> (note the reason for delaying PR submission until after 17 December is
> that there is an Exclusion period that is associated with the previous
> XML Encryption 1.1 Last Call which must complete before making the PR
> request)
> 
>