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Subject: Re: [dss-dev] Data format guessing of data within Base64Data tag


Dear all,

> first of all thank you, for providing this short and to the point corner
> case, where a MAC address actually only by interpretation looks like 
> '<hit/>'.
>
> In any case, for a next revision of the core protocol, an explicit 
> conformance section will be imperative (as also **now** mandated by the 
> rules of OASIS) and I will personally ensure, that this point will be 
> clearly stated inside, when and if a next revision will be made.
>
> As an implementer, I already stated, that it surprises me, that an 
> implementation of DSS "sniffes" on base64 input being "labelled" as data 
> only, but also, that I expect some policies (from the stakeholders) 
> having shaped that additional behavior, as we do neither prohibit the 
> above mentioned MAC-address being entered base64 encoded as text inside 
> <Base64Data> nor the implementation parsing it.
> 
> Rejecting it though looks like a clear sign for specific policy 
> enforcement that is clearly out of our scope as DSS editors or DSS TC 
> chairs but may render this implementation useless for many applications 
> as a signing entity should not spuriously reject signing based on the 
> content of the document, I think (common sense only). Signing isn't 
> proof-reading, is it?
>
> I for one simply did not forsee in the era between 2005 and 2007, that 
> any implementer might want to do that ;-)
> 
> Thanks again for taking the time to bring this to our attention.

Thank you all for your interest and comments regarding this question. If there
is something I could help with, don't hesitate to contact me.  :-)

Kind regards,
Daniel M. Lambea



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