Request to advance xenc to PR

Steve,

I'm requesting that xenc [1,2] advance to Proposed Recommendation. ([3] 
still indicates the Director must be present and doesn't mention COO, but I 
don't think this requires Tim's attention and I've reviewed these issues 
with him regardless.)

XML Encryption Syntax and Processing [1] 
- this has been solid/stable for a long time.
- we have four interop reports [4].
- no open substantive issues [5].
- we have reports of satisfactory performance and that it works in an 
application context [6].
- Tim has requested that we keep the media type registration in the spec, 
which we will do.

Decryption Transform for XML Signature

- This did undergo some changes prior to the second CR, but we haven't had 
any adverse feedback since it's publication and we have two interop 
reports.
- The only issue was the question of whether this specification (an optional 
feature for using XML Encryption/Decryption as an XML Signature Transform) 
required one or two implementations of optional full XPointer support in 
its references. We decided [7] since full XPointers were permitted in 
xmldsig (and this is an xmldsig transform), one implementation was 
sufficient. 

[1] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/Drafts/xmlenc-core/
[2] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/Drafts/xmlenc-decrypt
[3] http://www.w3.org/Guide/StartReview.html
[4] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2002/02-xenc-interop.html
[5] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/11/last-call-issues.html
[6] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/2002Sep/0004.html
[7] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/2002Sep/0002.html

Received on Friday, 20 September 2002 16:19:40 UTC