RE: How much XML Signature is mature?

> XML DSIG is being used in the real world for real financial
> transactions.  For example RouteOne is doing online auto loan

I would say 3D-Secure is a prime example of widely used protocol based on
XML-Signature.  Since 3D-Secure is all about credit-card processing, you
might want to take a look at it.  One can extend 3D-Secure to support the
kind of transaction you described.

> What's your opinion about such issues? What's new in six months?

Timeline might be a little longer than six months, but direct hardware
support for 3D-Secure is coming.  For example, a chip that can parse,
encrypt, decrypt, canonicalize, sign, and validate XML would be very useful
as well as marketable since the market has started to realize that
XML/Crypto combo throw a wrench into Google-like approaches to scalability.

Best,

Don Park
http://www.docuverse.com/
http://www.docuverse.com/blog/donpark/

> What's your opinion about such issues? What's new in six months?
> 
> XML DSIG, as supported by WS-Security (i.e., signing SOAP messages)
> is the way to go.  There are still security issues (implementation,
> implications of canonicalization, etc.) that will need some analysis
> on your side.  In six months, toolkits will be widespread, companies
> like mine will be more popular, and WS-I will have a draft profile
> that offers solid interop guidance on WS-Security and XML DSIG.
> Also, in the greater Boston area it will be cloudy with a chance
> of rain and temperatures around 68 Fahrenheit. :)
> 
> Hope this helps.
>         /r$
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Received on Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:59:06 UTC