Re: [xacml] Attribute and AttributeDesignator for XACML...

[Anne Anderson <Anne.Anderson@Sun.com>]

On 29 April, Carlisle Adams writes: [xacml] Attribute and AttributeDesignator for XACML...
 > This includes both
 > AttributeDesignator and Attribute.  The idea is that these would be almost
 > identical to their counterparts in SAML, but would include three pieces of
 > (optional) extra information:  Issuer; IssueInstant; and Holder.

SAML includes "Holder" (Subject) when the saml:Attribute is in a
saml:AttributeStatement.  SAML includes "Issuer" and "IssueInstant"
when the AttributeStatement is in a saml:Assertion.

Are we redefining these to make them more compact (i.e. we don't
need MajorVersion, MinorVersion, AssertionID, Conditions,
Advice)?  Or is the main motivation to allow for our own
definition of "Subject" rather than using SAML's string plus
NameQualifier and Format attributes?  Or for some other reason?

Anne
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