> I agree with your definition of "identical" but I think it only
> applies to two elements of type NameIDType (after decryption of
> course). I don't know what it means for two elements of type
> BaseIDAbstractType to be identical, let alone two elements of type
> AssertionType.
I don't agree, it's either DOM equal, Infoset, or it's probably untestable
and impractical.
> There's also the issue of the Format attribute. The <NameID> element
> defaults to Format "unspecified", so what if one element has no Format
> attribute and the other is "unspecified"? Two such <NameID> elements
> might be called equivalent. Is equivalence good enough on lines
> 2600--2601 of SAMLCore and 1299--1301 of SAMLProf?
IMNSHO, no. It's a slippery slope.
-- Scott
