Assertion Structure Proposal

<Assertion>

   <!-- Basic tagging info -->
   <AssertionID>
   <RequestID>?
   <Issuer>
   <IssueDate>
   <ValidityInterval>

   <!-- The Assertion -->
   <Claim>
      <Authority>
         <Subject>+
            <Account> <Role>?
            <URI> | <ds:KeyInfo> | <Ticket> | <Bearer> | ANY 
         <Object>+
            <URI> | <ds:KeyInfo> | ANY
      
   <!-- Optional XTASS Control Elements -->
   <Conditions>          <!-- Discard any assertion carrying this element 
                              It is essentially a criticality flag -->
   <ReIssue>             <!-- Omit -->
   <Evidence>            <!-- Omit -->


The element <Bearer> is used to indicate that the party presenting the
assertion has been authenticated as the subject.

ANY indicates a private extension schema in its own name space.


We also need a query syntax, something like


<AssertionRequest>

   <!-- Basic tagging info -->
   <RequestID>
   <Requestor>?
   <IssueDate>?
   <ValidityInterval>?

   <!-- The Assertion -->
   <Query>
      <Authority>
         <Subject>+
            <Account> <Role>?
            <URI> | <ds:KeyInfo> | <Ticket>  | ANY 
         <Object>+
            <URI> | <ds:KeyInfo> | ANY

   <Respond>


Phillip Hallam-Baker
Principal Scientist
VeriSign Inc.

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