- From: Greg Whitehead <greg.whitehead@hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 09:35:14 -0500
- To: Juan Carlos Cruellas <cruellas@ac.upc.edu>, Konrad Lanz <Konrad.Lanz@iaik.tugraz.at>
- Cc: <public-xmlsec-maintwg@w3.org>
See below. On 5/3/07 8:45 AM, "Juan Carlos Cruellas" <cruellas@ac.upc.edu> wrote: > > "The optional Type attribute denotes the actually digested item, not > it's contents" seems OK to me. > > In addition to that, should not we change the next sentence?: > > "For example, a reference that identifies an |Object| element containing > a |SignatureProperties| element is still of type |#Object|" How about: "For example, a reference that results in the digesting of an |Object| element containing a |SignatureProperties| element is still of type |#Object|" > > by > > "For example, a reference that does not contain any transform and that > identifies an |Object| element containing a |SignatureProperties| > element is still of type |#Object|" > > As if there is some transform in the ds:Reference element then what is > digested and signed might not be a ds:Object anymore... > > Regards > > Juan Carlos. > >> >> The optional Type attribute contains information about the type of >> object being signed after all |ds:Reference| transforms have been >> applied %% E05 2002-05-08 %%. This is represented as a URI. For example: >> >> |Type="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#Object" >> <http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#Object> >> Type="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#Manifest" >> <http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#Manifest>| >> >> The Type attribute applies to the item being pointed at, not its >> contents. For example, a reference that identifies an |Object| element >> containing a |SignatureProperties| element is still of type |#Object|. >> The type attribute is advisory. No validation of the type information >> is required by this specification. >> >> ------------ Potential solutions -------------- >> >> The >> >> <klanz2> The optional Type attribute denotes the item, not its contents. >> <klanz2> The optional Type attribute denotes the item (post >> transform), not its contents. >> <klanz2> The optional Type attribute denotes the item (post transform >> if any), not it's contents. >> <klanz2> The optional Type attribute denotes the actually digested >> item, not it's contents. >> >> or even ... >> >> The optional Type attribute denotes the actually digested item >> (element, binary object), not it's contents. >> >> >> Konrad > > >
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