RE: [xacml] Removing A7 - A11

[Tim Moses <tim.moses@entrust.com>]

Polar - The map, as I understood it, was that:

Sections 5 and 6 would describe processing rules directly related to a
particular element type;

Section 7 would describe any processing rules that could not be associated
with a particular element type; and

Appendix A would describe standard data-types and functions.

We haven't followed this map consistently.  For example, A11 describes the
<Function> element and really provides no additional value over that
provided by 5.28 Element <Function>.

Where several elements require identical processing, it seems appropriate to
reference a common section in Section 7.  Then Appendix A should be reserved
for describing the data-types and functions identified with a URI.

Are there objections to this approach?  All the best.  Tim.

-----Original Message-----
From: Polar Humenn [mailto:polar@syr.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:16 AM
To: Seth Proctor
Cc: Tim Moses; 'XACML'
Subject: Re: [xacml] Removing A7 - A11




On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Seth Proctor wrote:

>
> > Colleagues - I would like to eliminate Section A7 - A11.  Their 
> > crime? Egregious redundancy.  If you would like to submit a plea for 
> > clemency, please do so.  All the best.  Tim.
>
> Sounds fine to me. You may be able to include A.6 as well, since most 
> (though maybe not all of it) is also pretty redundant. You know, as 
> long as you're killing stuff :)

I don't think it is that simple or egregious. There are normative
requirements on the semantics in those sections that are not specified
elsewhere. You'd have to move those requirements to the syntax section,
which might muddle the waters a bit. The syntax section basically just
explains the structure and what's allowed where. Appendix A explains the
semantics in relation to the semantics of other the elements. I think the
appendix would read kind of like something was missing, if those sections
where simply tossed.

Cheers,
-Polar


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