Reference Element

The structure of a <Reference> element is shown in the following diagram:

diagram

namespace

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

attributes

Name

Type

Use

Default

Fixed

Annotation

URI

xs:anyURI

required

Within a <SignedInfo> element, this attribute contains a URI that identifies an element within the signature xml document.

Within a <Manifest> element, this attribute contains a relative reference composed of a reference to a part that conforms to the part name grammar and a query component that identifies the content type of that part.

annotation

Specifies the object being signed, a digest algorithm, a digest value, and a list of transforms to be applied prior to digesting.