http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-xml-exc-c14n-20011120 Abstract Canonical XML [XML-C14N] recommends a standard means of serializing XML that, when applied to a subdocument, includes its namespace and some other XML context. However, for many applications, it is desirable to have a method which, to the extent practical, excludes such context from a canonicalized subdocument. In particular, where a digital signature over an XML subdocument is needed which will not break when that subdocument is removed from its original document and/or inserted into a different context. The Exclusive XML Canonicalization method described herein provides such a method. Status of this document This is the first official publication and Last Call for the "Exclusive XML Canonicalization" Working Draft from the IETF/W3C XML Signature Working Group (Activity Statement). This version satisfies the Working Groups requirement to exclude ancestor context from the canonicalized form of a subset of an XML document. This specification is an alternative to behaviour of the Canonical XML Recommendation; it is based on an implementation; the Working Group expects to move through last call and towards Recommendation quickly. The last call period is in 3 weeks, ending on 11 December 2001. ... -- Joseph Reagle Jr. http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/ W3C Policy Analyst mailto:reagle@w3.org IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair http://www.w3.org/Signature/ W3C XML Encryption Chair http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/Received on Tuesday, 20 November 2001 14:01:23 GMT
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