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Network Working Group                                         R. Sinnema
Internet-Draft                                                  E. Wilde
Intended status: Standards Track                         EMC Corporation
Expires: September 15, 2013                               March 14, 2013

      eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) Media Type
                   draft-sinnema-xacml-media-type-01

Abstract

   This specification registers an XML-based media type for the
   eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  XACML Media Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  XACML Media Type application/xacml+xml  . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.1.  Media Type Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.2.  Subtype Name  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.3.  Required Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.4.  Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.5.  Encoding Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.7.  Interoperability Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.8.  Applications which use this media type  . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.9.  Magic number(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.10. File extension(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.11. Macintosh File Type Code(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.12. Person & email address to contact for further information   5
     3.13. Intended Usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.14. Author/Change Controller  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  Change Log  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.1.  From -00 to -01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.2.  Versions prior to I-D -00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   Appendix A.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

1.  Introduction

   The XACML media type contains an XACML request, response, or policy
   [XACML-3].  The request and response allow clients form a query to
   request whether or not a given action should be allowed, and
   interpret the result.  The policy is used to describe general access
   control requirements.

2.  XACML Media Type

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   This specification registers an XML-based media type for the
   eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) that will be
   registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
   following the "Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures"
   [RFC6838].  The XACML media type represents an XACML request,
   response, or policy [XACML-3].  The request and response allow
   clients to contact an XACML service and ask whether or not a given
   action should be allowed, and interpret the result.  The policy is