Re: Decryption Transform Specification

Donald,

Thank you for your comments.

>- I think the Abstract is a bit strong and general.  How about
>something more like
>
>     This document specifies a "decryption transform" for use in XML
>     Digitial Signatures such that, in many cases, it is possible to
>     detect subsequent signature invalidating encrytions and undo
>     them.

I'm happy to use your text.

>- Why is it only applicable to EncryptedData? Why shouldn't I be able
>to have a signature that includes an EncryptedKey in its scope and
>still protect it?

You can have such a signature, and this transform does not do anything for
EncryptedKey elements in its scope.

>- Much of the XML is clipped by the right margin when I print it on
>paper.
>
>- First sentence of section 6.1: I don't see that this has the power
>to permit or prohibit anything. How about "facilitate" instead of
>"permit".

Joseph, could you fix these?

Thanks,
Takeshi IMAMURA
Tokyo Research Laboratory
IBM Research
imamu@jp.ibm.com

Received on Monday, 12 November 2001 01:39:02 UTC