Use this book as both an XML primer and to get up to speed on XML-related security issues. Written by the experts at RSA Security, Inc., you’ll get inside tips on how to prevent denial of service attacks, and how to implement security measures to keep your XML programs protected.

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Keep XML applications and documents secure with help from the leading authority in e-security

Get up to speed on XML and applied security technologies using this authoritative guide. Covering the fundamentals of XML structures and related security technologies--including XML signatures, XML encryption, and the XML key management specification--this resource contains both the conceptual information and the practical techniques you need to successfully work with this data-structuring language. You'll learn how to implement RSA Security's product CertJ--which secures Java- and XML-based applications--and get advice for preventing against denial of service attacks and other security violations. Written by a member of RSA Security's developer support team, this definitive book gives you all the knowledge you need to keep XML-based programs and documents digitally secure.

• Learn to implement a solid XML security system using the latest technologies
• Use the book as both a security and XML primer
• Review schemas, DTDs, Xpointers, XSLT, namespaces, and more
• Learn about the various signature types--such as enveloped, enveloping, and detached
• Understand the structure, syntax, and processing rules of XML signature types
• Examine the need for an XML key management system (XKMS)
• Counteract specific security breaches--including denial of service and replay attacks
• Find out about recent W3C XML security standards
• Implement CERTJ--RSA's product which ensures security for Java and XML-based programs
• See how data privacy can be applied to XML structures via encryption

Protect your XML-based programs and improve security with the most authoritative guide to XML security available.

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About the Author

Blake Dournaee joined RSA Security's developer support team in 1999, specializing in support and training for the BSAFE line of cryptographic toolkits. As part of current duties at RSA he is part of the CERTJ development team, which enables Java and XML programs to be digitally secure.