[saag] Fwd: [widgets] New WD of Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures spec published on March 31

[Thomas Roessler <tlr at w3.org>]

FYI.

Note that the document is referencing an upcoming version of XML Signature, which is currently in Working Draft status.

There is an expectation that this profile (not the base spec) might undergo a W3C last call relatively soon, so this would be a good time to review the specification.

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Thomas Roessler, W3C  <tlr at w3.org>

Begin forwarded message:

From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow at nokia.com>

Date: 2 April 2009 18:21:19 GMT+02:00

To: public-webapps <public-webapps at w3.org>

Subject: [widgets] New WD of Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures spec published on March 31

Archived-At: <http://www.w3.org/mid/120077F4-0B65-4032-B5A2-FA8FA1330695 at nokia.com>

On March 31 a new WD of the Widgets 1.0 Digital Signature spec was published and announced on the W3C's home page:

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2009-03-31: The Web Applications Working Group has published a Working Draft of Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures. This document defines a profile of the XML Signature Syntax and Processing 1.1 specification to allow a widget package to be digitally signed. Widget authors and distributors can digitally sign widgets as a trust and quality assurance mechanism. Prior to instantiation, a user agent can use the digital signature to verify the integrity of the widget package and perform source authentication. This document specifies conformance requirements on both widget packages and user agents.
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Please review this new WD as soon as possible, preferably within the next two weeks:

<http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-digsig-20090331/>

-Regards, Art Barstow