RE: [chairs] relations with W3C

[Hal Lockhart <hal.lockhart@entegrity.com>]

Title: RE: [chairs] relations with W3C

Karl,

All the OASIS Security-related TCs have a relationship with the security-related activities at W3C. Existing liaisons have been facilitated by the significant overlap in participants. A comprehensive discussion of all the relationships would require considerable analysis and probably would include some controversial points.

Focusing spacifically on SAML and XACML, both are dependant on XML signature. Both intend to encorporate XML encryption, once it is reasonably complete. Both could be used in conjunction with XKMS, but the coupling is much more indirect.

A much more significant dependancy is that SAML and XACML are defined using XML Schema. XACML is also making significant use of XPATH.

SAML is expected to be used in a Web Services environment (among others). SAML is defining both a Binding and a Profile (SAML-specific terms) for SOAP. The intention is to update one or both of these for XML Protocol when it matures.

A SAML WSDL file has been proposed.

I think those are the major interrelationships.

Hal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl F. Best [mailto:karl.best@oasis-open.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 2:20 PM
> To: chairs
> Subject: [chairs] relations with W3C
>
>
> Chairs:
>
> The managements of OASIS and of W3C have been in conversation the last
> couple of months about how the two organizations could better
> be working
> together. As part of our discussions W3C has asked for
> specific problems
> or concerns that should be addressed.
>
> In preparation for our next meeting at the end of next week I
> would like
> to hear from any of the OASIS TCs that now have or could have
> a liaison
> relationship with a W3C working group or activity, or whose technical
> work in some way overlaps or relates to their work.
>
> Please let me know what specific issues your TC may have including but
> not limited to obstacles to working together, divergent goals, IP
> issues, scheduling issues, what groups you need to work with, etc.
>
>
> </karl>
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> Karl F. Best
> OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
> +1 978.667.5115 x206
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