Re: [xacml] conformance tests, datatype in attribute value elements ofRequest.xml files to be removed

[Seth Proctor <Seth.Proctor@sun.com>]

> Summary: I think that I'm going to remove DataType attributes in  
> Request.xml files from conformance tests. They pass schema  
> validation, because schema allows them. However, they can  
> potentially create confusion if the data types do not match between  
> Attribute and its children AttributeValue elements.
> Also, the spec document defines that types should be in the parent  
> Attribute element.

Wow. I'm surprised those are in the tests. I think you should  
definitely remove them, since they're quite misleading and arguably  
[1] incorrect.

To be clear, what you're talking about is the case where a Request has:

   <Attribute DataType="..." ...
     <AttributeValue DataType="..." ...

In these cases, you want to remove the DataType attribute in  
AttributeValue (which shouldn't actually be recognized by any XACML  
processors anyway). Correct?

seth


[1]  The context schema defines its own version of AttributeValue,  
which doesn't have the DataType attribute. The schema validation is  
passing, I assume, because the AttributeValue is not namespaced  
correctly and can therefore be interpreted as an Any element. If it  
was correctly reconized as an xacml-context:AttributeValue the schema  
validation should fail, since that element doesn't have an attribute.  
At least, I think that's right. Does that sound correct to you?