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Re: NotBoundAuthentication

From: Guillermo Álvaro Rey <alvarorg@cs.tcd.ie>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:36:34 +0000
To: Tommy Lindberg <tommy.lindberg@gmail.com>
Cc: XKMS WG <www-xkms@w3.org>
Message-Id: <1102340185.7706.100.camel@lamb.dsg.cs.tcd.ie>
El lun, 06-12-2004 a las 00:14, Tommy Lindberg escribi: 

> How is the shared secret "holder" in an NotBoundAuthentication intended to be
> identified?


Hi Tommy,

I would say that the key name could be specified in the KeyInfo element
in the PrototypeKeyBinding, avoiding the need for a change in the schema
regarding NotBoundAuthentication.

Regards,
- -Guillermo


> Apart from altering the schema (adding a "Name" attribute) the only
> reasonable option seems to be, to combine these two pieces of
> information and include their base64 encoding in the Value attribute.
> 
> For example, a protocol defined out of scope to XKMS and identified by the URI
> urn:example-protocol:username-password specifies that the Value
> attribute carries
> a username/password pair separated by a ':'  would take the form of
> the following
> instance fragment
> 
> <NotBoundAuthentication 
>     Protocol="urn:example-protocol:username-password"
>     Value="YWxpY2U6c2VjcmV0"/>
> 
> Regards
> Tommy
Received on Monday, 6 December 2004 13:36:35 GMT

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