Signed XML: Experiences from the Creation of XFDL
A Position Paper for The W3C Signed XML Workshop, By John Boyer



  • Why should we sign data, presentation, and logic?

  • Why do we sign anything?
    It represents a transaction that is important to the signer
    and the verifier of the signature.

  • How do we perform digital signatures?
    Signature = Encrypt(hash(M), PrivateKey)
    Verified = hash(M) == Decrypt(Signature, PublicKey)

  • But what if M is not a very good representation of the transaction?

jboyer@uwi.com
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