RE: Initial thoughts on chartering

How little canonicalization do you want to do?
 
If we have a signature that is a referenced document that just happens to be XML encoded there is absolutely no need for c14n.
 
If we have a signature that is wrapped around the signed object the process is slightly trickier, if the signature is inside the signed object its harder still.
 
I certainly agree that there are many cases where c14n is unnecessary. I suspect however that to make it work well in the last two cases we will have to specify the enveloping mechanism more tightly than we do with XSL transformations. and the like.

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Subject: Re: Initial thoughts on chartering



So one item missing from list is ways not to have to use C14N (of any type)

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As a reminder, some initial thoughts on chartering of follow-up work
are here:

 http://www.w3.org/2007/xmlsec/wiki/charter

This is mostly an initial list of tasks.  It would be useful to have
this reviewed in time for the call tomorrow, as this document is on
the agenda for it.

Regards,
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Thomas Roessler, W3C  <tlr@w3.org>