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2.3.1.3.9 DigestMethodType

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Target namespace: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#

Referenced by: ReferenceType, DigestMethod

The DigestMethodType complex type specifies the digest algorithm to be applied to the manifest when the digital signature is verified. The content of the DigestMethodType is defined in section 4.3.3.5 of [XMLDSig].

Attributes:

Algorithm : An anyURI ([W3C-XSD] section 3.2.17) attribute that specifies the digest algorithm. The digest algorithm MUST be SHA-1 [FIPS180-4].The value of the Algorithm attribute MUST be "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" ([XMLDSig] section 6.2.1).

The following W3C XML Schema ([XMLSCHEMA1/2] section 2.1) fragment specifies the contents of this complex type.

 <complexType name="DigestMethodType" mixed="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
   <attribute name="Algorithm" type="anyURI" use="required"/>
 </complexType>