Original message from public-xmlsec-comment list, sibling issue

• From: Frederick Hirsch <w3c@fjhirsch.com>
• Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:17:33 -0400
• To: "public-xmlsec@w3.org List Public" <public-xmlsec@w3.org>
• Cc: Frederick Hirsch <w3c@fjhirsch.com>
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https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xmlsec-comments/2014Jul/0000.html
> From: helpcrypto helpcrypto <helpcrypto@gmail.com> 
> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:30:01 +0200
> Message-ID: <CAHMQSgsoLcL4LsaAwVctu5WAuzc7ps_CsBOv8Hgi=V_pZ2tJrw@mail.gmail.com> 
> To: public-xmlsec-comments@w3.org 
Hi.
Altough XMLDSig [1] is quite old, stable and well-known, I havent been able
to understand (maybe a translation/missunderstanding issue) the detached
signatures properly.
According to [2]:
"*The signature is over content external to the Signature element, and can
be identified via a URI or transform. Consequently, the signature is
"detached" from the content it signs.*"
Ok. Detached elements...
"*This definition typically applies to separate data objects, but it also
includes the instance where the Signature and data object reside within the
same XML document but are sibling elements.*"
Ok. Signature and object in the same XML doc and siblings.
As stated in [3] (I't seems the standard doesnt distinguish between
internal/external)
"the signature and data can be in separate files or in the same XML file as
sibling elements"
Shall I understand the "internally detached" *unique valid signature* is
where signature and data are brothers (or sisters) [have the same parent]?
*Is the following example a valid detached signature? *
*<root>*
*    <my-data>*
*        <node Id="n"></node>*
*    <my-data>*
*    <my-sign> *
*        <signature ref="n"></signature>    </my-sign>*
*</root>*
Thanks a lot for your help
Regards
[1] 
https://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/
[2] 
https://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/#def-SignatureDetached
[3] 
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms759193%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
regards, Frederick
Frederick Hirsch, Nokia
Chair DAP
@fjhirsch

Received on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 13:18:05 UTC