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Re: [xml-dev] Canonicalizer that uses XML Schemas (rather than DTDs)?

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To: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@mitre.org>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Canonicalizer that uses XML Schemas (rather than DTDs)?
From: Rich Salz <rsalz@datapower.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:10:52 -0500
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>    {XML, DTD} --------------> Canonical XML
>                canonicalizer

Hm, the C14N stuff I am familiar with (c14n and exc-c14n as part of XML 
DSIG at W3C) are DTD-unaware.  Which mechanism uses the DTD to fill in 
attribute values, or whatever?

> Is there any work on creating a canonical form that uses
> XML Schemas instead of DTDs, i.e., 

UDDI has a schema-aware canonicalization.  I'm not aware of any 
widespread use.

	/r$
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