Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact general-help@xml.apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list general@xml.apache.org Delivered-To: moderator for general@xml.apache.org Received: (qmail 56308 invoked from network); 26 May 2000 00:30:33 -0000 Received: from mail0.allegro.net (HELO hyperion.allegro.net) (204.253.83.50) by locus.apache.org with SMTP; 26 May 2000 00:30:33 -0000 Received: from thoumsx1.teai.ms-exchange.net (frame-torch10.allegronet.net [208.231.135.10]) by hyperion.allegro.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA20082 for ; Thu, 25 May 2000 22:16:10 GMT Received: from NRG-EXCHANGE by thoumsx1.teai.ms-exchange.net with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1460.8) id LR5RJC0D; Thu, 25 May 2000 19:28:26 -0500 Received: from novistar.com (balaji-lap.novistar.com [138.2.214.83]) by nrg-exchange.novistar.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id LR9BY26R; Thu, 25 May 2000 18:26:40 -0600 Message-ID: <392DC373.198713F3@novistar.com> Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 18:21:07 -0600 From: Balaji Ramnath X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: general@xml.apache.org Subject: Security issues Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------C0222B6792551DC87B4DA2BA" X-Spam-Rating: locus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N --------------C0222B6792551DC87B4DA2BA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, We are laying foundation for an internet hub based on XML. Basically, this will be an information exchange kind of a site that will rely on XML technology to provide the data transport mechanism. We are concerned about the security issues surrounding this whole approach. There should be a way to encrypt and decrypt XML documents. Is there any white paper or book which talks about the security issues involved in transporting XML documents? The fundamental characteristic of an XML document, which is well formed and readable document looks like a double edged sword to us. I am looking for good solutions to overcome the security issues associated with transporting XML documents. I would appreciate any ideas or anything that will put us in the right direction. Thanks. Balaji --------------C0222B6792551DC87B4DA2BA Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All,
We are laying  foundation for an  internet hub based on XML. Basically, this will be an information exchange kind of a site that will rely on XML technology to provide the data transport mechanism.  We are concerned about the security issues surrounding this whole approach. There should be a way to encrypt and decrypt  XML documents. Is there any white paper or book which talks about the security issues involved in transporting XML documents?  The fundamental characteristic of an XML document, which  is well formed and readable document looks like a double edged sword to us. I am looking for good solutions to overcome the security issues associated with transporting XML documents.

I would appreciate any ideas or anything that will put us in the right direction.

Thanks.
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