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Subject: WSS issue - XML Dsig schema reference


We should add this as an issue to the WSS issues list for discussion  
at the next WSS meeting.

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch
Nokia



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "ext Conor P. Cahill" <concahill@aol.com>
> Date: October 23, 2005 7:43:43 PM EDT
> To: "WSSecurity Comments" <wss-comment@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Subject: [wss-comment] XML Dsig schema reference
>
>
>
> Within the core schema, the XML DSig schema is imported using a
> reference to the W3C page that will always return the "latest" version
> of the specification (what I would call an "undated" reference):
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/xmldsig-core-schema.xsd
>
> I recommend that this be changed to a dated reference to a specific
> version of the XMLDsig specification for several reasons including a)
> the current setting causes problems in some validators when other
> specifications include the date specific version and b) the TC
> tested/approved a specific version of the standard and would need to
> review any updated standard before adopting it.  The dated version of
> the reference would be:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xmldsig-core-20020212/xmldsig-core- 
> schema.xsd
>
> The resulting change is zero with respect to functionality/schema
> details as they both refer to the same file contents, so I would think
> this simply an editorial change that protects against potential  
> problems
> should the dsig spec evolve.
>
> Conor
>
>
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