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W3C Recommends XML Signature Syntax

Posted by michael on from the sealed-with-a-kiss dept.

__past__ writes: "The W3C released a recommendation on XML Signature Syntax and Processing. The interesting point is not only that this is quite an important step for secure XML processing (esp. with regarding to web services), but also because there are some possibly ugly patent issues."

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  1. An Introduction to XML Signatures (xml.com) by ditoudi · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you want more information about XML Signature, just check this article
    http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/08/08/xmldsig.html

  2. Re:what made the web work by ichimunki · · Score: 3, Informative

    What a load. HTTPS is a transport protocol. This spec is about signing stuff so that it can be authenticated against a key, not encrypting it during transmission.

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