- From: Xavier Orri <orri@octalis.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:55:50 -0500 (EST)
- To: w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org, xml-encryption@w3.org, www-xkms@w3c.org
Dear all, We have submitted an internet-draft on the XML encoding of SPKI certificates. Our goal with it is to promote a discussion within the XML and SPKI community of the subject of XML encoding of SPKI certificates, receive comments and feedback and to further evolve it until we have something really solid and agreed upon. The draft presents an schema in detail for SPKI, and discusses the transcoding from and to S-Expressions. We also address some open issues that need to be further discussed with the XML and SPKI community. The draft is available at: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-orri-spki-xml-cert-struc-00.txt If anyone is interested, I can send individually the .pdf version of the draft (easier to print for those with A4 papersize). Please don't hesitate asking any questions you might have, sending your comments and providing us with your valuable feedback. Best regards, Xavier Orri ABSTRACT This draft suggests a standard form for transforming SPKI certificates encoded using S-expressions from and to XML documents. We present a XML Schema for the encoding and validation of SPKI certificates and other SPKI objects such as sequences and ACLs, and discuss different possibilities for the transformation of S- expressions into an XML document and vice-versa. The XML Schema is based on the "SPKI Certificate Structure" [SPKI]. The main emphasis of this document is on the encoding of all SPKI constructs under XML. Additionally, this draft provides a short discussion on specific possibilities for the transformation of S- expression encoded certificates to and from XML encoded certificates. The SPKI Certificate Theory is explained in [RFC2693]; it is not the intention or the objective of this document to address certificate design issues. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Xavier Orri | mailto:orri@octalis.com | | Octalis S.A. | Tf: + 32 (0)10 45 81 99 | | 11F Avenue Albert Einstein | GSM: + 32 (0)497 45 68 03 | | 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | Fax: + 32 (0)10 45 57 29 | | URL: http://www.octalis.com | |____________________________________________________________________| +---------------------------- DISCLAIMER ----------------------------+ | "This e-mail and any attachments thereto may contain information | | which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property | | rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named | | above. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but | | not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or | | distribution in any form) by persons other than the designated | | recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in | | error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail | | and delete the material from any computer. | | Thank you for your cooperation." | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
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