XMLDSIG Design Principles and Modes of Use

To begin our discussion of the XMLDSIG signature standard, we focus on the design principles and specification requirements that guided the work of the IETF/W3C XML Signature Working Group. These requirement and design principles were published in the original charter for the working group and expanded upon in IETF Informational RFC 2807— “XML Signature Requirements.” Readers interested in the detailed requirements are advised to download the Requirements document from the IETF or W3C Web sites.

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The “XML-Signature Requirements” document can be found on the Web at http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-requirements or http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2807.txt.

The following is a list of the key requirements and ...

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