Re: 5.1.1 Table of Algorithms in Encryption 1.1 ( LC-2542)

I agree.  Thanks.

Regards,
Makoto

2011/8/19  <frederick.hirsch@nokia.com>:
>
>  Dear MURATA Makoto ,
>
> The XML Security Working Group has reviewed the comments you sent [1] on
> the Last Call Working Draft [2] of the XML Encryption Syntax and Processing
> Version 1.1 published on 13 May 2010. Thank you for having taken the time
> to review the document and to send us comments!
>
> The Working Group's response to your comment is included below.
>
> Please review it carefully and let us know by email at
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> Thanks,
>
> For the XML Security Working Group,
> Thomas Roessler
> W3C Staff Contact
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>  1.
> http://www.w3.org/mid/CALvn5ECb9p65xvXf2o+2phoYAX72R0CtdbJsnWg_f2pFPst=CQ@mail.gmail.com
>  2. http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-xmlenc-core1-20100513/
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> Your comment on 5.1.1 Table of Algorithms The table below lists the
> categor...:
>> I do not understand the note:
>>
>>    Note that the same URI is used to identify base64 both
>>    in "encoding" context (e.g. when needed within
>>    a CipherValue element) as well as in "transform" context
>>   (when identifying a base64 transform)."
>>
>>
>> in XML Encryption 1.1.
>>
>> The CipherValue element does not have the Algorithm attribute.
>> Why can the URI http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#base64
>> be used for encoding?
>
>
> Working Group Resolution (LC-2542):
> changed the base64 note in the algorithms section (section 5) from
>
> [[
> *note: Note that the same URI is used to identify base64 both in
> "encoding" context (e.g. when needed within a CipherValue element) as well
> as in "transform" context (when identifying a base64 transform)
> ]]
>
> to
>
> [[
> *note: The same URI is used to identify base64 both in "encoding" context
> (e.g. when used with the Encoding attribute of an EncryptedKey element, see
> section 3.1 The EncryptedType
> Element<file:///Materials/Builds/xmlsec2/Drafts/xmlenc-core-11/Overview.src.html#sec-EncryptedType>)
> as well as in "transform" context (when identifying a base64 transform for
> a CipherReference, see section 3.3.1 The CipherReference
> Element<file:///Materials/Builds/xmlsec2/Drafts/xmlenc-core-11/Overview.src.html#sec-CipherReference>).
> ]]
>
> http://www.w3.org/2008/xmlsec/Drafts/xmlenc-core-11/Overview.html#base64note
>
> For visibility I also added the following to the end of section 3.1:
>
> [[
>
> Encoding is an optional (advisory) attribute which describes the transfer
> encoding of the data that has been encrypted.
>
> ]]
>
> (the previous MimeType paragraph outlines its use in conjunction with
> MimeType and gives base64 as an example)
>
> http://www.w3.org/2008/xmlsec/Drafts/xmlenc-core-11/Overview.html#sec-EncryptedType
>
> see http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xmlsec/2011Aug/0066.html
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