Re: [PRE-Proposal] XML_Encrypt and Crypt_PGP

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Davey wrote: > I expect that libxml2 has no *specific* support for XML Authentication, > but I will most likely be using DOM somewhere so indirectly will be > using libxml2 :) not really in libxml2 but as an additional library (which most presumably won't help you and most of the people-who-are-not-allowed-to-install-their-own-software-on-their-server much) http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/ chregu > > - Davey > > Shane Caraveo wrote: > > +1 from me. Though you should also be forward looking and see what > > support libxml2 may have for these protocols. There may be something > > usefull there since libxml2 will be default in php5. > > Shane > > > > Davey wrote: > > > >> Hey, > >> > >> I have stumbled across a great thing which would be handy especially in > >> SOAP/XML-RPC transactions, this is XML Encryption [1] > >> > >> XML Encryption supports any type of encryption, I would like to offer a > >> HMAC solution (this is, after all, what it was for) which *may* use > >> PEAR::Message (not sure that it can as its not the entire message that > >> is Digested always) but will most likely use Crypt_HMAC. > >> > >> I would also like to propose Crypt_PGP (or GPG which do you prefer?) > >> which will be a wrapper around the PGP/GPG binary, and can be used in > >> conjunction with XML_Encrypt and also XML Key Management is needed > >> (perhaps I will write a seperate package for XML Key Management [2] too > >> as it has other uses, XML_Key_Management an OK name?) > >> > >> Feedback on these ideas welcome and whether or not you'd like to see me > >> work on this stuff... I expect to have some working code in 2 weeks or > >> so if work doesn't take up too much of my time. > >> > >> - Davey > >> > >> [1] http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/ > >> [2] http://www.w3.org/2001/XKMS/ > >> > >> > > > -- nam...christian stocker adr...pflanzschulstr. 31, ch-8004 zurich pho...+41 43 317 9984 www...http://blog.bitflux.ch mob...+41 76 561 8860 ema...chregu@phant.ch wor...+41 1 240 5670 gpg...0x5CE1DECB