[XML-SIG] c14n attribute ordering problem?

Rich Salz rsalz at datapower.com
Tue Sep 30 22:05:38 EDT 2003


> # What I expect:
> $ python2.3 c14n_test.py
> <dsig:SignedInfo xmlns="urn:envelope" xmlns:dsig="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"></dsig:SignedInfo>
> # What I get:
> $ python2.3 c14n_test.py
> <dsig:SignedInfo xmlns:dsig="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns="urn:envelope"></dsig:SignedInfo>

The Python code is right; your expectation (and, apparently xmlsec)
is wrong.  The default namespace declaration is treated as if the localname
is "xmlns".  See the "Namespace Nodes" bullet in section 2.3

Sorry, Aleksey, looks like a bug. :)  (That's actually a rueful smile;
Aleksey and I have commiserated over the pain in the a-- that is XML
c14n and exc-c14n.)
        /r$
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