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Subject: Re: [security-services] The debut of the Approved Errata document
Your edit looks good to me, Eve! Thanks, Tom On 2/12/07, Eve L. Maler <Eve.Maler@sun.com> wrote: > I'm finishing up the last few errata editing items. On E61, in > reviewing Tom's suggested edit, I was feeling a little uncomfortable > that it makes such deep edits (something we should avoid when we can > in errata) for a relatively trivial point, and also I noticed that > it goes against the introductory sentence in Section 7.1 that says > "The following sections discuss only elements and types that have > been specifically designed to support extensibility." > > Since it seems we didn't officially approve the wording for E61 yet > (I couldn't find it in the 16 Jan 2007 notes), I'd like to suggest > we take another look at this in tomorrow's call. Here is the > wording I propose as an alternative -- I will include this in the > edits I make on a prospective basis, but can change it afterward if > need be. > > "The following SAML protocol *construct*s are intended specifically > for use as extension points in an extension schema; *the types > listed* are set to abstract, and are thus usable only as the base of > a derived type: > > • RequestAbstractType > • <SubjectQuery> and SubjectQueryAbstractType" > > Eve > > Tom Scavo wrote: > > On 1/14/07, Eve L. Maler <Eve.Maler@sun.com> wrote: > >> > >> - Are edits to Core for E61 acceptable? > > > > Since SubjectQueryAbstractType is derived from RequestAbstractType, I > > wonder if the latter should be mentioned first. I offer the following > > rewrite as one possible alternative: > > > > 7.1.2 Protocol Schema Extension > > > > The samlp:RequestAbstractType is available for use as an extension > > point in extension schema. The following SAML protocol element, which > > itself is an extension of samlp:RequestAbstractType, is also available > > for use as an extension point: > > > > <SubjectQuery> and SubjectQueryAbstractType > > > > The following SAML protocol elements are derived from > > samlp:SubjectQueryAbstractType and are therefore particularly > > interesting targets for extension: > > > > <AuthnQuery> and AuthnQueryType > > <AttributeQuery> and AttributeQueryType > > <AuthzDecisionQuery> and AuthzDecisionQueryType > > > > Likewise the concrete type samlp:StatusResponseType is a possible > > extension point. > > > >> - Unmade edit to change "tc" to "TC" at lines "1571-1572" in Core: > >> The problem is that I can't find where to do this! Can someone > >> remind me? (Tom S.?) > > > > I'm not following you, Eve. This doesn't have anything to do with E60 > > or E61, right? In any event, I can't find the lines you're referring > > to, either in core original or core amended. > > > > Tom > > > > -- > Eve Maler +1 425 947 4522 > Technology Director eve.maler @ sun.com > CTO Business Alliances group Sun Microsystems, Inc. >
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