W3C Last Call: XML Signature 1.1 and XML Signature Properties

[Frederick Hirsch <Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com>]

The W3C XML Security Working Group has released a Last Call Working  
Draft for XML Signature 1.1:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core1/

An explanation of the changes against the XML Signature 1.0  
specification is available:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core1/explain.html

Changes are focused on the set of mandatory to implement algorithms  
and markup for relevant key material.

The Working Group has also released a Last Call Working Draft for XML  
Signature Properties:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-xmldsig-properties-20100204/

The Last Call period lasts until 18 March 2010; comments can be sent  
to public-xmlsec-comments @ w3.org.  The next step in the W3C  
Recommendation Track process is either a Candidate Recommendation  
phase to collect implementation experience, or another Working Draft.

The WG continues its work on XML Encryption 1.1 and is also working  
on a 2.0 version of Canonical XML and XML Signature.

Details on all the publications of the Working Group are available on  
the Working Group Publication Status page at http://www.w3.org/2008/ 
xmlsec/wiki/PublicationStatus .

Thanks

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch, Nokia
Chair XML Security WG