Chapter Six. XML Cryptography
Extensible Markup Language[1] (XML) has recently become perhaps the most ubiquitous new technology in the computing industry. It has found its way into every imaginable aspect of programming, from document-publishing software to SOAP-based distributed transaction-processing applications. In fact, XML has proven to be useful in virtually every situation in which data must be structured in a standardized format. In each of these applications, XML allows independence of programming language and platform. In essence, XML enables data interoperability and allows the development and use of reusable software libraries for processing structured data.
[1] This chapter assumes that you are already somewhat familiar with XML. ...
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