Re: [saml-dev] SHA-1 vs. SHA-2/SHA-3/etc.?

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Cantor, Scott <>
Date
2014-02-05T16:12:12+00:00
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Re: [saml-dev] SHA-1 vs. SHA-2/SHA-3/etc.?
On 2/5/14, 11:08 AM, "Szabó Áron" <> wrote:
>
>so, you mean, that in this requirement: "SAML processors SHOULD support
>the use of RSA signing and verification for public key operations in
>accordance with the algorithm identified by
>http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1." the "SHOULD" means that "at
>least, but not exclusively", am I right?

Actually, that statement isn't even active, it's been errata'd.

-- Scott

E81: Algorithm statement in XML Signature profile
Change 
[SAMLCore]
 Section 5.4.1, lines 2926-2927, and [SAMLMeta] Section 3.1.1, lines
1182-1183, to relax the implication that RSA with SHA1 is the only
supported algorithm.
Original:
SAML processors SHOULD support the use of RSA signing and verification for
public key operations in
accordance with the algorithm identified by
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1

New:
Any algorithm defined for use with the XML Signature specification MAY be
used