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[xacml] Standardized PRP request format?

From: Gerald Brose <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 08:21:00 -0000

Hi, I was wondering whether the policy request interface between the PDP and the PDP would not benefit from a standardized interface. Looking at the data flow model on p. 15 of the v13 draft, I noticed that the return value from the PRP has a standard format (viz. XACML policyStatement) but the request hasn't. I would have thought that interoperability using this interface would probably be one of the main selling points of XACML for PEP/PDP vendors ("mechanism vendors") and PRP/PAP vendors ("policy tool vendors"). I had a brief discussion about this issue with Don and Konstantin the other day but would like to collect more opinions from the list (now that I finally can post to it :-) Thanks, Carlisle, for sorting out the mailing-list problems) Best regards, Gerald. -- Dr. Gerald Brose, Software Architect mailto:[email protected] Xtradyne Technologies http://www.xtradyne.com Schoenhauser Allee 6-7, Phone: +49-30-440 306-27 D-10119 Berlin, Germany Fax : +49-30-440 306-78