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Secure XML: The New Syntax for Signatures and Encryption [Paperback]

Donald E. Eastlake III (Author), Kitty Niles (Author)

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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (19 July 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0201756056
ISBN-13: 978-0201756050
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.5 x 2.6 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,788,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Networking & Security > Security > Encryption

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As XML is more broadly used in both web sites and business applications, the need to insure security of XML based applications grows. Most books on XML have at best a chapter devoted to security issues, and there is only one other book currently on the market devoted exclusively to XML Security. This book will show developers all they need to know about how to use XML Digital Signatures to protect the integrity and authenticity of data, and how to use XML Encryption to control its confidentiality. The lead author is at the center of the IETF and W3C working groups formalizing the standards, so there is no one better qualified to write about them. The book will also appeal to networking/security professionals who need to start dealing with the impact of XML on network security.

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Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the environment of choice for creating many of today's technologically sophisticated and security-sensitive Web applications. With Secure XML, developers now have the hands-on guide they need to combine a strong foundation in XML with proven, practical techniques for enabling the secure transmission of data across the Web.

Broad-based and comprehensive, Secure XML fully documents every feature and issue involved with XML security. Opening with a complete introduction to XML, the book then provides detailed coverage of authentication, canonicalization, keying, encryption, algorithms, and more. Notes, background information, guidelines, and "soapbox," or heretical comments, expand on the book's practical focus throughout. In all, this book features the most comprehensive roadmap to digital security and XML encryption available.

Topics covered in-depth include:

XML basics—documents, namespaces, structures, DTDs and schemas, and stylesheets
XPath, XPointer, and SOAP
Digital cryptography basics--secret and public key ciphers, asymmetric keys, digital signatures, and certificates
XML canonicalization, signatures, and authentication
XML encryption
Key management and combining encryption with signatures
Cryptographic algorithms and noncryptographic algorithms

Detailed and practical, this book provides reliable solutions for securing XML and for safeguarding information flow across today's sophisticated Web.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

XML and cryptography? 6 Oct 2002

By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Suppose you have XML data that you want to regularly
send to Bob, across the Internet. But it is of a
confidential nature, so you don't want to send it as
plaintext. Well, you can try using low level
encryptions, like SSL or TLS. But these don't give any
authentication, ie. Bob can't tell that you actually
sent them. Also, once Bob gets the messages, they are
all in plaintext, so he can't easily protect these
against others, if he is on a multiuser computer.

One answer is to incorporate encryption into XML, by
defining cryptographic standards that sit atop XML,
and generate XML documents with encrypted data. These
let you and Bob use powerful XML-based routines like
XPath, XLink and XPointer. Plus, you can now do things
like append your digital signature to your plaintext
file, encrypt the combination with Bob's public key,
and get a resultant XML document that you can send
Bob. Upon receipt, he can decrypt it and verify that
you are the author, all the while dealing with XML
documents.

This book explains the emerging XML standards that
make this possible. They discuss at a high level the
various cryptographic algorithms, like AES [Advanced
Encryption Standard], Diffie-Hellman and MD5. Little
mathematics is needed, as they leave the mechanics of
the algorithms to other books. Instead, they describe
the XML infrastructure that uses these.

The book has a necessarily comprehensive description
of canonicalisation; which refers to the rewriting of
an XML document in a standard form, prior to
encryption. Otherwise two semantically identical
documents would give different ciphertexts, which is
confusing.

If you have been wondering if you should encrypt your
XML documents, and how to do so, this book may clarify
many issues.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

Get help in designing secure XML applications 8 Aug 2002

By Darshan Singh - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

The book Secure XML is an authoritative guide to learn about XML and issues involved with XML security. This book is organized and written to help you understand, design and develop secure XML applications.

The book is divided into 6 parts. The first part introduces the XML and the world of digital cryptography. The next section in the book makes sure you know all the necessary details on XML and family of standards. The second part covers XML basics, Namespaces, DTDs, Schemas, XPath, XPointer and SOAP.

The next four parts focus on XML security related details, covering XML digital signatures, XML encryption, and XML canonicalization. Part III deals with authentication - that is digital signatures, message authentication codes, etc. Part IV talks about XKMS (XML Key Management System) and illustrates implementing cryptographic security using keys. Part V discusses XML Encryption in great detail. And finally, the part VI presents various cryptographic and non-cryptographic algorithms.

In summary, this is a perfect book that provides reliable solutions for securing XML and for safeguarding information flow across today's sophisticated Web.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

For an executive novice, this book shines 17 Mar 2003

By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

In researching business requirements for enterprise web services, it soon became obvious that XML security would be an important issue.

I happened across this book, with a seemingly simple format and am impressed with the information it provides, the progression of information, and how well I was able to understand and comprehend the concepts detailed.

After reading serveral books on XML in general, I would recommend this book to anyone just wanting to learn XML concepts.

I wish more technical books gave me the same feeling of usefulness that this one gave me.

As they say in the movie industry... "An enthusiastic thumbs up"

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