RE: X-TASS - where?

["Orchard, David" <dorchard@jamcracker.com>]

Phil,

Much much thanks for posting this.  This helps understand your thought
processes considerably.  I understand your hesitancy in submitting.  

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Hallam-Baker [mailto:pbaker@verisign.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:41 AM
> To: 'Orchard, David'; Philip Hallam-Baker; S2ML
> Subject: RE: X-TASS - where?
> 
> 
> I did say that anyone could have a copy, VeriSign is not 
> submitting XTASS to
> the S2ML group for the reason that it is not actually an authorization
> scheme and it addresses problems that are outside the scope of a 2001
> deliverable. To avoid further confusion I have attached a copy to this
> message.
> 
> It might make sense as a follow on project but you need 
> assertions before
> you start building assertions for managing assertions.
> 
> XTASS has already been merged into S2ML. That is why the authorization
> example is being taken out. Also the tag names in XTASS will 
> be harmonized
> with S2ML as a matter of course. (I don't really care whther 
> the label of an
> assertion is <This> <Id> or <AssertionId>. I do care that it 
> is a URI.)
> 
> For the time being just take XTASS as a thought experiment 
> that shows that
> if certain features are borne in mind when defining the S2ML 
> spec some of
> the more advanced requirements can be addressed at a later date.
> 
> 
> 	Phill
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Orchard, David [mailto:dorchard@jamcracker.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:30 PM
> > To: Philip Hallam-Baker; 'Anders Rundgren'; S2ML
> > Subject: RE: X-TASS - where?
> > 
> > 
> > I am baffled here.  I can't see X-TASS, yet I think I'm being 
> > implicitly
> > asked to support removal of X-Tass info from S2ML.  I have no 
> > idea what the
> > standardization efforts are underway for X-TASS.  
> > 
> > Why not just merge X-Tass into S2ML rather than remove S2ML 
> > from Xtass?  We
> > have a standards body looking at authentication, why not use 
> > it for xtass?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Philip Hallam-Baker [mailto:pbaker@verisign.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 10:22 AM
> > > To: 'Anders Rundgren'; S2ML
> > > Subject: RE: X-TASS - where?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > XML Trust Assertion Service Specification is a general 
> framework for
> > > management of assertions. It is one of the design documents 
> > > which was input
> > > to the S2ML.
> > > 
> > > At the moment I am revising the draft to remove the 
> > > authorization examples
> > > since the plan is that S2ML/Auth-XML will serve that 
> > > particular application.
> > > The intention is that X-TASS provide a toolkit on which other 
> > > specs can draw
> > > rather than being tied to any one application.
> > > 
> > > It will be some time before the 1.0 draft is ready but I can 
> > > send anyone who
> > > is interested a copy of the 0.9 draft as a pre-print.
> > > 
> > > Anyone know a good XML conference [1] with a call for papers open?
> > > 
> > > 	Phill
> > > 
> > > [1] i.e. in a location not submerged under two feet of snow 
> > > like Boston is
> > > at present.
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Anders Rundgren [mailto:anders.rundgren@telia.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 1:55 AM
> > > > To: S2ML
> > > > Subject: X-TASS - where?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > The v.08a spec. refers to something called X-TASS but I can't 
> > > > find it anywhere.
> > > > 
> > > > /anders
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
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