- From: Gregor Karlinger <gregor.karlinger@iaik.at>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:35:10 +0200
- To: "'Andrew Fan'" <Andrew.Fan@sun.com>, <w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>
Hi Andrew,
Cited from [1]:
3.3.13 integer
[Definition:] integer is .derived. from decimal by fixing the
value of .fractionDigits. to be 0. This results in the standard
mathematical concept of the integer numbers. The .value space.
of integer is the infinite set {...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...}. The .base
type. of integer is decimal.
I conclude from this definition that the schema type integer can
be used to hold integers of arbitrary length.
Liebe Gruesse/Regards,
Gregor Karlinger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: w3c-ietf-xmldsig-request@w3.org
> [mailto:w3c-ietf-xmldsig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Fan
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:04 AM
> To: w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org
> Subject: The range of X509SerialNumber
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> In the xmldsig-core or RFC3275, X509SerialNumber is defined
> as "integer"
>
> <complexType name="X509IssuerSerialType">
> <sequence>
> <element name="X509IssuerName" type="string"/>
> <element name="X509SerialNumber" type="integer"/>
> </sequence>
> </complexType>
>
> As I know, serialNumber in a certificate is a ASN1 "INTEGER",
> which may
> be a very large value, such as
> "123456789012345678901234567890", which
> can not assigned to a general "int" or "long" variable. In XML Schema
> specification, I do not find the evidence that a "integer" value can
> hold BIG INTEGER like the above example. So I think the type of
> X509SerialNuber may be "base64Binary".
>
> Am I right or wrong?
> Andrew
>
>
>
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