RE: [saml-dev] multiple attributes

[ARI.KERMAIER@oracle.com]

Yes, that's true. The recommendation should be to be conservative/safe in what you'll emit and robust in what you'll consume.

Ari


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cantor [mailto:cantor.2@osu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:58 AM
> To: robert.philpott@rsa.com; nitindangwal@gmail.com
> Cc: trscavo@gmail.com; saml-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [saml-dev] multiple attributes
> 
> 
> > There may be implementations that process each attribute very
> independently
> > and the second occurrence may simply overwrite the first.  
> Using a single
> > multi-valued attribute makes it quite clear that the 
> attribute has two
> > values associated with it at the same time.
> 
> I think the point of Tom's question is that in fact such 
> implementations are
> broken and should be fixed. The spec doesn't allow that assumption.
> 
> It's fine to say that the safe approach is to use multiple 
> values, but let's
> not lose sight of the important part.
> 
> -- Scott
> 
> 
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