OpenSAML user discussion

[rangeli nepal <>]

Thanks  a lot for both hints.
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On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Scott Cantor 
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>> any hint will be highly appreciated.
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> Hint 1: Read the relevant specifications, specifically c14n and exclusive
> c14n. The fact that you seem to want to manipulate content that is related
> to them suggests you need to understand them first. The terms I used are
> very elementary in that domain.
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> Hint 2: What you're asking is the wrong question. Start over. Why do you
> care? You need to adjust your problem or solution such that you do not care
> about a detail like that, because you will never succeed in controlling the
> XML to such a degree with any certainty. We generate XML with an inclusive
> prefix list when the XML involved makes it necessary. That's how it works.
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> What is critical is that the library generate reasonable output and sign it
> in a robust fashion. That's a continuous process and things keep improving
> over time. If there's a problem caused by a failure to account for a
> particular usage (primarily a cut and paste of signed XML into a document
> with a contaminating namespace context), then it's worth discussing why it's
> failing.
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> -- Scott
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