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Subject: RE: [saml-dev] X509SubjectName and relationship to RFC2253?



>>
>>The core-00 version of SAML 1.0 describes the format attribute,
>>#X509SubjectName , 
>>as follows:
>>
>>       Indicates that the content of the NameIdentifier element is in
>>the form specified for 
>>       the contents of 	<ds:X509SubjectName> element in [DSIG].
>>Implementors should 
>>       note that [DSIG] specifies encoding rules for X.509 
>>subject names
>>that **differ** 
>>       from the rules given in RFC2253 [RFC2253]. 
>>
>>
>>There is no [DSIG] reference in this SAML document's bibliography. The
>>closest I have found is [XMLSig]. 
>>Is that the proper one? When I follow that link I end up at RFC3275

Ken, [XMLSig] is the correct reference. We should enter this as an editorial
error against cs-core-00. The intended use of X509SubjectName includes LDAP
name. Please take a look at Section 4.4.4 for the encoding rules used in
[XMLSig].


- prateek


>>which seems to contradict the SAML
>>text:
>>
>>        ... The X509SubjectName element, which contains an 
>>X.509 subject
>>distinguished name 
>>        that SHOULD be compliant with RFC 2253 [LDAP-DN] ...
>>
>>Can someone explain what implied differences would exist in encoding
>>between SAML/DSIG and RFC2253
>>for this field?  Most importantly --- can I use this field 
>>for LDAP DNs,
>>or should I add an additional
>>format tag (such as #RFC2253DistinguishedName)?
>>
>>Thank you for any clarification.
>>
>>-Ken
>>
>>___________________________________________________________
>> Kenneth J. Gartner        Development Engineering Manager
>> Quadrasis -- We Unify Security
>> Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
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>> ken.gartner@quadrasis.com         
>>___________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
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