Re: [sca-policy] Issue 26 - final proposal

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Mike Edwards <>
Date
2008-07-07T10:53:45+00:00
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Re: [sca-policy] Issue 26 - final proposal
Dave,

I am still a bit confused by the proposal
and I hope that this email will pinpoint the problem and lead to a

quick resolution.

The problem I have concerns the complex
type definitions for SecurityIdentity and for Authorization.

I am assuming that:

a) SecurityIdentity

can

EITHER be a single useCallerIdentity
element

OR a single runAs element

- this is implied by the <choice>
element at line 204

What is confusing is:

1) the text following 31 does not say
this - I think that it should, to make things clear

2) the useCallerIdentity declaration
at line 206 uses "maxOccurs=1" while the runAs declaration

at line 207 does not.  Typically
a <choice> implies the use of 1 (and 1 only) of the elements inside

the choice.  So I deem the "maxOccurs=1"
as redundant - it should be removed.  Its presence on

one element within the choice and not
on another implies some difference in treatment of those

elements which does not in fact apply.
   

Or have I got this wrong and you want to allow or multiple runAs elements??

b) Authorization

I assume that the required behaviour
is that the Authorization element contains 1 and 1 only of

the following child elements:

<allow/>

<permitAll/>

<denyAll/>

1) It would be useful if the text around
line 50 said this - for clarity.

2) The schema in lines 220-223 uses
"maxOccurs=1" for the child elements inside a <choice>
element.

The use of choice implies the use of
1 and 1 only of one of the child elements - so the "maxOccurs=1"

are redundant - and confusing since
they make the reader ask "why are they there?".

Or have I misunderstood the reason for
them being there?

Yours,  Mike.

Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.

Co Chair OASIS SCA Assembly TC.

IBM Hursley Park, Mail Point 146, Winchester, SO21 2JN, Great Britain.

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David Booz <>

03/07/2008 18:08

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[sca-policy] Issue 26 - final proposal

I updated the proposal based on editorial and typo changes from Mike E
and

Rich L.

(See attached file: Issue26_proposal_v3.doc)

Dave Booz

STSM, BPM and SCA Architecture

Co-Chair OASIS SCA-Policy TC

"Distributed objects first, then world hunger"

Poughkeepsie, NY (845)-435-6093  or  8-295-6093

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