The Group is part of the Security Activity. It takes up prior W3C Work on XML Signature and XML Encryption, as well as work from the XML Security Specifications Maintenance Working Group, that produced XML Signature, Second Edition.
2012-01-24: The XML Security Working Group invites implementation of three Candidate Recommendations: XML Signature Syntax and Processing 2.0, Canonical XML Version 2.0, and XML Signature Streaming Profile of XPath 1.0.
XML Signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and/or signer authentication services for data of any type, whether located within the XML that includes the signature or elsewhere. The XML Security 2.0 specifications are designed to update the XML Signature and Canonical XML specifications to improve performance, streaming support, robustness, and reduced attack surface.
The Working Group has also published a W3C Note: XML Security RELAX NG Schemas, a document that provides RELAX NG schemas corresponding to the normative XSD schemas for XML Signature 1.1, XML Encryption 1.1, and related specifications.
To address patent disclosures related to the XML Signature 1.1 and XML Encryption 1.1 specifications, W3C has chartered a Patent Advisory Group. Concerns related to XML Signature 1.1 may also apply to XML Signature 2.0.
Learn more about W3C's Security Activity.
2012-01-05: The XML Security Working Group has published a new Last Call Working Draft of "XML Encryption 1.1" to solicit review of changes since the previous CR publication. These changes:
The XML Security WG is also soliciting review of the Last Call working draft of "XML Encryption 1.1 CipherReference Processing using 2.0 Transforms". This specification brings the simplification benefits of the ongoing XML Security 2.0 effort to XML Encryption CipherReference transform processing. Feedback on both of these Last Call drafts is requested by 16 February 2012.
An update to the Note-track "XML Security Algorithm Cross-Reference" Working Draft reflects new algorithm definitions in XML Encryption 1.1.
The XML Security working group has also published First Public Working Drafts of "Test Cases for XML Encryption 1.1" and "Test Cases for Canonical XML 2.0" and encourages community participation in developing further tests and performing testing.
2011-08-30: Updated working draft of "XML Security RELAX NG Schemas" published. This version of this specification is significantly different from the previous version.
For earlier news, visit the Previous News page.
Current drafts are available from the Publication Status page. Please send comments related to these documents to public-xmlsec-comments@w3.org. There is a public archive of comments received.
See also the list of the XML Security published Technical Reports.
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