Exclusive XML Canonicalization, Version 1.0

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 16
Abstract: Canonical XML specifies a standard serialization of XML that, when applied to a subdocument, includes the subdocument's ancestor context including all of the namespace declarations and attributes in the "xml:" namespace. However, some applications require a method which, to the extent practical, excludes ancestor context from a canonicalized subdocument. For example, one might require a digital signature over an XML payload (subdocument) in an XML message that will not break when that subdocument is removed from its original message and/or inserted into a different context. This requirement is satisfied by Exclusive XML Canonicalization. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC3741
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3741
Author(s): John Boyer
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
Joseph M. Reagle
Keyword(s): Extensible Markup Language, Namespace, XML

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3076 [Active*]
W3C.xml-c14n.20010315 — XML-C14N EXTERNAL
W3C XML Namespaces 1.0 [Superseded]
W3C.xml.20001006 — W3C Recommendation, 6 October 2000, October 2000 EXTERNAL
W3C.xmlschema-2.20010502 — XML-schema EXTERNAL
W3C XML XPath 1 [Superseded]

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IETF RFC 2396 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3275 [Active*]
W3C.CR-xinclude.20020221 — XInclude EXTERNAL
W3C.CR-xml-fragment.20010212 — XML-Fragment EXTERNAL
W3C.CR-xmlenc-core.20020304 — XML-Enc EXTERNAL

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IETF RFC 4051 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 6931 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 9231 [Active*]