Re: Integrity Checking Requirement was -> RE: HW Support and XML Enc ryption Requirements

blargh, that's "it's now clear we need a requirement one way or the other" 
and "This issue is *now* captured in the requirements".

At 09:31 2/26/2001 -0500, Mike Wray wrote:
> > # On Integrity Checking
> >
> >I propose that "integrity" requirements be added:
> >
> >x. The specification must provide mechanisms to check the integrity of
> >decrypted data.  Mandatory to implement algorithms should include integrity
> >check mechanisms.

Well, we its now clear we need a requirement one way or the other as this 
has come up in the past, most recently on January 8th [1]. Philip 
Hallam-Baker [2] and Jim Schaad [3] opposed this requirement for the reasons 
in the referenced thread. Could you speak to the points they raised? This 
issue is not captured in the requirements document [4].


[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/2001Jan/0011.html
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/2001Jan/0014.html
[3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/2001Jan/0059.html
[4] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/01/23-xml-encryption-req#req-integrity


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IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair   http://www.w3.org/Signature
W3C XML Encryption Chair          http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/


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Joseph Reagle Jr.                 http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/
W3C Policy Analyst                mailto:reagle@w3.org
IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair   http://www.w3.org/Signature
W3C XML Encryption Chair          http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/

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