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XML Encryption and Signatures

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In this chapter, I’ll talk about the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Encryption and Signatures specifications. These specifications are important for cryptography developers, as XML is now used in business data exchange and system interoperability protocols. This chapter will demonstrate how you can use .NET classes to help you sign and encrypt XML documents. Before you see how these classes work, let’s start with a (very) brief tour of XML.

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© 2002 Jason Bock, Pete Stromquist, Tom Fischer, and Nathan Smith

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Bock, J., Stromquist, P., Fischer, T., Smith, N. (2002). XML Encryption and Signatures. In: .NET Security. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0846-4_3

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0846-4_3

  • Publisher Name: Apress, Berkeley, CA

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