Re: [dom4j-dev] dom4j Canonical Processor [was IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j]

2001-06-24 Thread toby-wan-kenobi
Hi Bob, > Definitely. Am already planning for the xpath impl to support > everything needed by a C14N impl. Ok. Could I help or should I try to get closer with XML Signature to build that on top of your Canonical implementation? > Just for clarification, is SAX-esque, not a SAX-basd xpath proc

Re: [dom4j-dev] IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j

2001-06-24 Thread bob mcwhirter
> It makes no sence to create different solutions for one problem ;-). Definitely. Am already planning for the xpath impl to support everything needed by a C14N impl. > By the way. James told me that you and he are working on a complete sax base > xpath processor. Just for clarification, is

Re: [dom4j-dev] IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j

2001-06-24 Thread toby-wan-kenobi
Hi Bob, > Yah, C14N tends to mostly just be an application of xpath. > > The part that isn't part of the XPath W3C-REC is the 'document order' > of various things. XPath doesn't define the orderings of attributes > or namespaces, and we have to look direclty at the C14N spec to > find that.

Re: [dom4j-dev] IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j

2001-06-24 Thread bob mcwhirter
> I reviewed the Canonical Spec as I read your comment and agree with you. It > seems to me that most of Canonical Algorithm is part of XPath. Do you > implement > something like XML Information Set Mapping. Could you tell me what is NOT > provided by such a XPath Impl? Following sipplet contai

Re: [dom4j-dev] IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j

2001-06-24 Thread toby-wan-kenobi
Hi Bob, > Canonical is almost trivial once full xpath (with document-ordering) is > available. And I'm working on that aspect now... > > -bob I reviewed the Canonical Spec as I read your comment and agree with you. It seems to me that most of Canonical Algorithm is part of XPath. Do you impl

Re: [dom4j-dev] IBM's XML Security Kit and dom4j

2001-06-24 Thread James Strachan
Hi Toby From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think we should implement Canonical XML and XML Signature on top of dom4j > by ourself. Agreed. Especially Canonical XML. > Tell me what you think about this and then I starting with > implementation tomorrow Go for it. Maybe try implementing an CanonicalX