Re: Fwd: Call for Participation: XML Encryption Workshop

Joseph,

Thanks for the ping! It would be great to have some RDF IG folks
participate. I'm going to be in the wrong country at that time, but if
someone from RDFland could attend I think that'd be very useful, in the
spirit of Cambridge Communique, semantic web-o-trust and all that...

Any takers? As an aside I've been rather hackily signing and
encrypting various of my XML/RDF files with GPG 
(http://www.gnupg.org/) which lets me get by, experiment with provence
tracking RDF stores etc, but I'm very much looking forward to encryption
and digital sigs being more smoothly integrated with the XML
infrastructure. Sounds like a challenging workshop...

Dan

On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Joseph M. Reagle Jr. wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> To follow up on our discussion [1] of XML encryption and using Infoset/RDFS 
> or XSet to represented the structure of encrypted nodes, the XML Encryption 
> workshop is announced and I'd welcome participation from RDF folks.
> 
> 
> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-interest/2000Sep/0042.html
> [2] Forwarded Text ----
> >Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:04:03 -0400
> >To: "Public XML Encryption List" <xml-encryption@w3.org>
> >From: "Joseph M. Reagle Jr." <reagle@w3.org>
> >Subject: Call for Participation: XML Encryption Workshop
> >
> >http://www.w3.org/2000/09/XML-Encryption-Workshop.html
> >
> >W3C XML-Encryption Workshop
> >
> >Thursday, November 2, 2000
> >Lafayette/San Francisco, CA
> >
> >Host : XCert
> >Chair:  Joseph Reagle <reagle@w3.org>
> >
> >
> >         Registration and rules for participation
> >
> >Participants do not have to be W3C members. However,
> >everyone must REGISTER by October 23. Participants are
> >expect to be familiar with the reading below. Registration
> >is on a first-come-first-served basis and registration will
> >be limited to 35 participants. So make sure you use the
> >REGISTRATION FORM to ensure that you can attend.
> >
> >         Workshop Goals and Scope
> >
> >If XML is to become the language of trusted Web applications
> >(e.g., electronic commerce) it needs standard mechanisms for
> >digitally signing and encrypting XML entities (and it needs
> >them soon!). Furthermore, this mechanism must be fully
> >functional in environments where only XML tools are
> >available. While the joint IETF-W3C Working Group is
> >completing a XML Digital Signatures specification, its
> >charter expressly precludes work on encryption.
> >Consequently, this Workshop will focus on (1) the
> >requirements for XML encryption, (2) the proposals being
> >discussed on the public XML Encryption list as potential
> >starting points for a specification and (3) the structure of
> >a possible W3C activity to advance such a specification to
> >Recommendation.
> >
> >         Relevant topics include:
> >
> >         Scope of encryption: should the scope apply to
> >         elements only, or any Information Set Item? How
> >         should the scope of encryption be described/
> >         identified: should the data model be based on a
> >         simple ad-hoc representation or the complete
> >         Information Set? Should the data model be
> >         represented via URIs or an XML instance using RDF
> >         Schema or XSet?
> >
> >         KeyInfo: Given that encryption keys might encrypt
> >         content or other keys, in what way must the
> >         Signature KeyInfo be extended to handle the common
> >         Encryption applications?
> >
> >         Digital Signature "awareness" and syntax alignment:
> >         to what degree can XML-Encryption use use similar
> >         syntax and algorithm identifiers?
> >
> >         Schema design: how will encryption portions of an
> >         XML instances affect that instances XML schema
> >         validity? Algorithm, modes, and formats: which
> >         algorithms and formats MUST be supported?
> >
> >         Parser impact: will parser have to either
> >         post-process or be "callback equipped" to avoid
> >         re-parsing of an entire document after a portion has
> >         been decrypted? What rat holes can be identified
> >         as out of scope?
> >
> >         Related topics that are not part of XML Encryption
> >         (though they may provide requirements as an
> >         application) are:
> >
> >              XML Access Control Policies: specifying
> >              policies and mechanisms beside encryption that
> >              control access to XML content.
> >              Trust Mechanisms: specifying how much a key is
> >              trusted in a given application context.
> >
> >         Expected audience
> >
> >We expect several groups will be interested in the workshop:
> >
> >         Experts in XML and data-models, who understand the
> >         affect and requirements related to parsing/validity
> >         and how to best represent the relation between the
> >         plain text and encrypted content within a single
> >         instance.
> >
> >         Experts in Encryption, who wish to ensure XML
> >         Encryption applications are properly secured and
> >         which KeyInfo structures are critical to dependent
> >         applications.
> >
> >         Experts in Message Protocols, who understand the
> >         requirements messaging protocols may have with
> >         respect to encrypting a conversation/interaction as
> >         part of the protocol.
> >
> >         Draft Agenda
> >
> >A preliminary draft agenda is available.
> >
> >         Position Papers
> >
> >Position papers are not required. However, attendees must be
> >informed with respect to the reading below. If you would
> >like to give a presentation on related issues or proposals,
> >please contact the Chair.
> >
> >         Workshop organization
> >
> >The workshop will last for a single day. The structure of
> >the workshop will be focussed on addressing the issues and
> >leaving with specific approaches towards the technology and
> >its standardization.
> >
> >         Meeting Location Details
> >
> >The meeting will be taking place at the Lafayette Park
> >Hotel, a ~40 minute drive from San Francisco. Methods for
> >getting from San Francisco to Lafayette include rent-a-car,
> >door-to-door van service, taxi, and public transport.
> >Driving directions from San Francisco and Oakland Airports,
> >as well as from SanJose are available. The Workshop will
> >take place at:
> >
> >              George Washington Meeting Room
> >              Lafayette Park Hotel
> >              3287 Mount Diablo Boulevard
> >              Lafayette, CA 94549
> >              925-283-3700
> >
> >         Hotel Details
> >
> >A set of rooms have been reserved at the Lafayette Park
> >Hotel at a reduced fee. While the registration page asks if
> >you require a room, this is only for planning purposes. You
> >must make your own room reservation by October 23 and state
> >that you wish to have the XCert rate.
> >
> >         Further Reading
> >
> >The XML Encryption Discussion List
> >   Another proposal of XML Encryption, Takeshi Imamura
> >     (Mon, Aug 14 2000)
> >   XML Encryption strawman proposal Ed Simon
> >     (Wed, Aug 09 2000)
> >   XML-Signature Syntax and Processing
> >   Canonical XML
> >
> >__
> >Joseph Reagle Jr.
> >W3C Policy Analyst                mailto:reagle@w3.org
> >IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair   http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/
> End Forwarded Text ----
> 
> __
> Joseph Reagle Jr.
> W3C Policy Analyst                mailto:reagle@w3.org
> IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair   http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/
>

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