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Re: [office] Re: encryption

  • 1.  Re: [office] Re: encryption

    Posted 09-02-2009 08:13
    Hi Ming Fei,
    
    On 09/01/09 17:47, Ming Fei Jia wrote:
    > In the proposal:
    > The defined value for the "algorithm" attribute is 3 options:
    > • The Blowfish algorithm in CFB mode.
    > • An IRI defined in §5.2 or §5.3 of [xmlenc-core]: The algorithm 
    > specified in §5.2 or §5.3 of [xmlenc-core] for this IRI.
    > • An IRI specifying an implementation defined algorithm.
    > ----------------
    > Actually I think the proposal means ODF has no restriction for 
    > encryption algorithm and ODF encryption algorithm could be anything. 
    > Then, does the standard have meaning here? Of course, that is OK if 
    
    
    That's a good point. The intention actually was that the implementation 
    defined IRIs must only be used for algorithms not defined be the XML 
    Encryption specification. That would be the same extensibility mechanism 
    as the XML Encryption specification defines itself. My proposal however 
    does not make this clear. I will revise it in this regard.
    
    Thank you
    
    Michael
    
    
    > there is some exception that everyone believes:
    > (1)Encryption algorithm does not have any interoperability issue in reality;
    > (2)Encryption algorithm will have no interoperability issue in the future
    > (3)Implementation defined algorithm is not conforming to ODF
    > (4)Standard here can not solve problems at all even the issues are there.
    > or anything else?
    > 
    > We could have some trade-off for the real complexity, but I suggest to 
    > be careful to evaluate this extending. thanks a lot.
    > 
    >       Best Regards,
    > 
    >       Mingfei Jia(贾明飞)
    >       IBM Lotus Symphony Development
    >       IBM China Software Development LAB, Beijing
    >       Tel: 86-10-82452493 Fax: 86-10-82452887
    >       NOTES:Ming Fei Jia/China/IBM E-mail: jiamingf@cn.ibm.com
    >       Address: No.28 Building, Zhong Guan Cun Software Park, No.8 Dong
    >       Bei Wang West Road, ShangDi, Haidian District, Beijing 100193,
    >       P.R.China 
    > 
    > 
    > Inactive hide details for Bob Jolliffe ---2009-08-31 22:46:31---In 
    > addition - I don't know the answer to this, but in the interBob Jolliffe 
    > ---2009-08-31 22:46:31---In addition - I don't know the answer to this, 
    > but in the interest of uniformity, is there also an IRI which can used 
    > to indica
    > 
    > 
    > From:	
    > Bob Jolliffe