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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+
+<schema xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' version='1.0'
+        xmlns:xenc='http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#'
+        xmlns:ds='http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#'
+        targetNamespace='http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#'
+        elementFormDefault='qualified'>
+
+  <import namespace='http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#' schemaLocation='xmldsig-core-schema.xsd'/>
+
+  <complexType name='EncryptedType' abstract='true'>
+    <sequence>
+      <element name='EncryptionMethod' type='xenc:EncryptionMethodType'
+       minOccurs='0'/>
+      <element ref='ds:KeyInfo' minOccurs='0'/>
+      <element ref='xenc:CipherData'/>
+      <element ref='xenc:EncryptionProperties' minOccurs='0'/>
+    </sequence>
+    <attribute name='Id' type='ID' use='optional'/>
+    <attribute name='Type' type='anyURI' use='optional'/>
+    <attribute name='MimeType' type='string' use='optional'/>
+    <attribute name='Encoding' type='anyURI' use='optional'/>
+  </complexType>
+  
+  <complexType name='EncryptionMethodType' mixed='true'>
+    <sequence>
+      <element name='KeySize' minOccurs='0' type='xenc:KeySizeType'/>
+      <element name='OAEPparams' minOccurs='0' type='base64Binary'/>
+      <any namespace='##other' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
+    </sequence>
+    <attribute name='Algorithm' type='anyURI' use='required'/>
+  </complexType>
+
+    <simpleType name='KeySizeType'>
+      <restriction base="integer"/>
+    </simpleType>
+
+  <element name='CipherData' type='xenc:CipherDataType'/>
+  <complexType name='CipherDataType'>
+     <choice>
+       <element name='CipherValue' type='base64Binary'/>
+       <element ref='xenc:CipherReference'/>
+     </choice>
+    </complexType>
+
+   <element name='CipherReference' type='xenc:CipherReferenceType'/>
+   <complexType name='CipherReferenceType'>
+       <choice>
+         <element name='Transforms' type='xenc:TransformsType' minOccurs='0'/>
+       </choice>
+       <attribute name='URI' type='anyURI' use='required'/>
+   </complexType>
+
+     <complexType name='TransformsType'>
+       <sequence>
+         <element ref='ds:Transform' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
+       </sequence>
+     </complexType>
+
+
+  <element name='EncryptedData' type='xenc:EncryptedDataType'/>
+  <complexType name='EncryptedDataType'>
+    <complexContent>
+      <extension base='xenc:EncryptedType'>
+       </extension>
+    </complexContent>
+  </complexType>
+
+  <!-- Children of ds:KeyInfo -->
+
+  <element name='EncryptedKey' type='xenc:EncryptedKeyType'/>
+  <complexType name='EncryptedKeyType'>
+    <complexContent>
+      <extension base='xenc:EncryptedType'>
+        <sequence>
+          <element ref='xenc:ReferenceList' minOccurs='0'/>
+          <element name='CarriedKeyName' type='string' minOccurs='0'/>
+        </sequence>
+        <attribute name='Recipient' type='string'
+         use='optional'/>
+      </extension>
+    </complexContent>
+  </complexType>
+
+    <element name="AgreementMethod" type="xenc:AgreementMethodType"/>
+    <complexType name="AgreementMethodType" mixed="true">
+      <sequence>
+        <element name="KA-Nonce" minOccurs="0" type="base64Binary"/>
+        <!-- <element ref="ds:DigestMethod" minOccurs="0"/> -->
+        <any namespace="##other" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+        <element name="OriginatorKeyInfo" minOccurs="0" type="ds:KeyInfoType"/>
+        <element name="RecipientKeyInfo" minOccurs="0" type="ds:KeyInfoType"/>
+      </sequence>
+      <attribute name="Algorithm" type="anyURI" use="required"/>
+    </complexType>
+
+  <!-- End Children of ds:KeyInfo -->
+
+  <element name='ReferenceList'>
+    <complexType>
+      <choice minOccurs='1' maxOccurs='unbounded'>
+        <element name='DataReference' type='xenc:ReferenceType'/>
+        <element name='KeyReference' type='xenc:ReferenceType'/>
+      </choice>
+    </complexType>
+  </element>
+
+  <complexType name='ReferenceType'>
+    <sequence>
+      <any namespace='##other' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
+    </sequence>
+    <attribute name='URI' type='anyURI' use='required'/>
+  </complexType>
+
+
+  <element name='EncryptionProperties' type='xenc:EncryptionPropertiesType'/>
+  <complexType name='EncryptionPropertiesType'>
+    <sequence>
+      <element ref='xenc:EncryptionProperty' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
+    </sequence>
+    <attribute name='Id' type='ID' use='optional'/>
+  </complexType>
+
+    <element name='EncryptionProperty' type='xenc:EncryptionPropertyType'/>
+    <complexType name='EncryptionPropertyType' mixed='true'>
+      <choice maxOccurs='unbounded'>
+        <any namespace='##other' processContents='lax'/>
+      </choice>
+      <attribute name='Target' type='anyURI' use='optional'/>
+      <attribute name='Id' type='ID' use='optional'/>
+      <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"/>
+    </complexType>
+
+</schema>
+