Last Call: XML Signature 1.1 and XML Encryption 1.1

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The XML Security Working Group has published today two Last Call Working Drafts, as well as two Working Group Notes in conjunction with these:

XML Signature Syntax and Processing Version 1.1. This document specifies XML digital signature processing rules and syntax. XML Signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and/or signer authentication services for data of any type, whether located within the XML that includes the signature or elsewhere. Comments are welcome through 08 November.
XML Encryption Syntax and Processing Version 1.1. This document specifies a process for encrypting data and representing the result in XML. The data may be in a variety of formats, including octet streams and other unstructured data, or structured data formats such as XML documents, an XML element, or XML element content. The result of encrypting data is an XML Encryption element that contains or references the cipher data. Comments are welcome through 08 November.
Functional Explanation of Changes in XML Signature 1.1. This document provides a summary of non-editorial changes in XML Signature 1.1 from the XML Signature Second Edition Recommendation.
Functional Explanation of Changes in XML Encryption 1.1. This document provides a summary of non-editorial changes in XML Encryption 1.1 from the XML Encryption Recommendation.

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