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RE: Latest Rough Draft

From: Joseph M. Reagle Jr. <reagle@w3.org>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 18:03:53 -0400
Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010511172416.0296ff08@localhost>
To: <jimsch@exmsft.com>
Cc: <stephen.farrell@baltimore.ie>, "'XML Encryption WG'" <xml-encryption@w3.org>
[Resulting version:
        http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/05/11-proposal.html
        Includes changes from feedback from Dillaway, Schaad,
        Simon, Takeshi, and Schaad/Farrell .]

At 22:28 4/22/2001 -0700, Jim Schaad wrote:
> > 5. NameKey vs. KeyName seems wrong. Why two different tags for the
> > same thing? I really don't see these as different.
>
>In example 2.2.2 NameKey is incorrectly used.  The difference between them
>is that NameKey is an attribute on EncryptedKey to name a key, while KeyName
>is a reference to a key by name.

I'm hoping once we agree to a different sort of name for this thing, I'll 
stop making this mistake. <smile/> But example 2.2.2 says:

I've reworked the example, is the explaination for t05 correct now?

BTW: is the key carried by EncryptedKey always a symmetric key?

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