
than the information contained within the XML it transforms. When you perform
client-side transformations, you expose your XSL in much the same way that
HTML is exposed to the client. Granted, most of your programming logic will
remain secure on the server, but XSL still composes a great deal of your application.
Securing it is as important as securing your XML.
Securing XML
Just as with HTML documents, digital certificates are the best way in which to
secure any document that has to transverse the Internet. Any time you need to per-
form a secure transaction over the Internet, a digital certificate should be involved,
whether the destination is a br