First Stab at XML Encryption Interop Matrix

The matrix is now available at [1]. While I was creating it, I was also 
doing some minor tweaks to the spec to make things more clear with respect 
to conformance. Some of these things need some test-vectors. For instance, 
is anyone ready to exchange actual examples for encryption/decryption? Any 
volunteers to provide some test vectors? Other optional features (such as 
ReferenceList) don't have an interop test but we still need reports as to 
whether those features are supported -- otherwise we will drop them.

Examples of tweaks to the spec include section 3.2.1 (CipherReference) 
which now has some text [2] on conformance. I also did some tweaking to the 
processing rules. I broke some text off in the Encryption rules and 
included it as a 3.4. Also, I wonder if my tweaks to Decryption/3/4 is in 
keeping with everyone else's understanding [3]? (Before, it just said if it 
was a KeyValue, is it correct to limit it to the decrypted text of 
EncryptedKeys?)

Also, I don't include some of the MUSTs of the crypto algorithms since 
they are so straightforward. For example, in DH Key Agreement, "The size of 
p MUST be at least 512 bits and g at least 160 bits."

Finally, since xmldsig is a SHOULD, I also include the Decryption Transform 
as a SHOULD.


[1] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2002/02-xenc-interop.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/Drafts/xmlenc-core/
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[3] "If the CipherData is a child of EncryptedKey, the cleartext octet 
sequence represents a key value and is used in decrypting other 
EncryptedType element(s). The decryptor MUST support passing this key value 
and Type (if any) to the application for subsequent processing. If it 
represents data then processing as described below is required. [Are my 
tweaks correct? -JR]"
-- 

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/

Received on Tuesday, 12 February 2002 15:27:01 UTC