RE: X-TASS - where?

[Philip Hallam-Baker <pbaker@verisign.com>]

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
> > > 
> > 
>

Xtass.pdf