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XACML Bites

XACML 102 – Pimp my XACML – Part II: with XSLT

In my previous post on making XACML look pretty, we had a look at a very simple and easy way to add some colors / borders / general style to the XML via CSS. The CSS was interpreted by your browser and the result displayed there. CSS is simple and straightforward but it is also limited (not to mention it is probably not the most adequate tool for our purpose). The next level up is to use XSLT (part of the W3C XSL group of standards). At our level, in a very reductive and simple way, the key difference between CSS and XSLT is that CSS doesn’t touch the XML source. It merely adds style. XSLT, on the other hand, […]

XACML Bites

XACML 102 – Pimp my XACML – Part I: with CSS

Have you recently looked at the XACML 2.0 schema? Or perhaps the newborn, XACML 3.0? Well as far as babies go, it ain’t the cutest. Sure, it’s not XACML’s fault. It’s just that XML and in particular schemas have never really been that friendly to read. But don’t worry, we can help. When it comes to cosmetic surgery, there are quite a few ways to enhance XML representation. Read on to learn how to visualize XACML with CSS. There are two ways – grossly speaking – to make XML more user-friendly: These techniques are by no means specific to XACML. You could apply them to any XML language e.g. WS-Policy, SAML, etc… Let’s have a look at a sample XACML […]