Re: latest version WD-xmldsig-core-19991217

We're really just trying to get a cyrptographically sound but flexible
and extensive syntax together at this point.  See the requirements
document
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WD-xmldsig-requirements-19991014.html.
There are people in the WG with this sort of concern which should
notice if we try to shoot ourselves in the foot.  Probably in a later
stage where some semantic labels are being defined, such
considerations will play a more explicity part.

Thanks,
Donald

From:  "Brown, Sam" <sbrown@saonet.ucla.edu>
Resent-Date:  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 18:37:18 -0500 (EST)
Resent-Message-Id:  <199912172337.SAA24543@www19.w3.org>
Message-ID:  <1EF0C92BCCDAD2118FD40020480E269B01B0B318@10eEXCHANGE.SAONET.UCLA.EDU>
To:  "'Joseph M. Reagle Jr.'" <reagle@w3.org>,
            IETF/W3C XML-DSig WG
    	 <w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>
Date:  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:34:51 -0800

>I'm working in a health care setting and was wondering how the legal system
>is viewing this work.  I am very interested in the efforts of this group but
>would like to feel secure in knowing that its implementation will be upheld
>by law should it come to that.
>
>Sam Brown
>UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center
>Information Systems Manager
>(310) 206-6356
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joseph M. Reagle Jr. [mailto:reagle@w3.org]
>Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 1:44 PM
>To: IETF/W3C XML-DSig WG
>Subject: latest version WD-xmldsig-core-19991217
>
>http://www.w3.org/Signature/Drafts/WD-xmldsig-core-19991217.html
>
>1. Includes lots of editing, definititions, references, and hyperlinks.
>2. Only substantive change is move to Reference. In trying to implement
>"References" I realized that element type name, and the plural of Reference
>looked too much alike, and couldn't think of a different name, and don't
>think it critical given I think the current exposition is pretty clear. I
>can add a different name if people think it important, but otherwise there
>is no Reference grouping element.
>3. I plan on pushing this out as a TR and ietf-draft early next week, but
>since I've done so many edits, I might be blind to some goofy errors in it,
>so if someone has a chance to read over it on Monday, that'd be a good thing
>(tm). <smile>
>
>
>_________________________________________________________
>Joseph Reagle Jr.  
>Policy Analyst           mailto:reagle@w3.org
>XML-Signature Co-Chair   http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/
>

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