Method and apparatus for providing xml document encryption
First Claim
1. A method of providing XML document security by way of encryption, the encryption being in accordance with any symmetric key cryptosystem, the document having contents defined by a plurality of levels, namely at least an entity level, the entity level having at least one element level including element(s), the method including the step of:
- providing the encryption at the element level.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of information security, and more specifically to a mechanism that provides XML with a relative level of security and method of access control on XML documents. The mechanism is applicable to all well-formed XML documents. The secure XML document generated by using this technology keeps the well-formedness of the source document. The invention is directed to providing encryption at the element level of the document.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of providing XML document security by way of encryption, the encryption being in accordance with any symmetric key cryptosystem, the document having contents defined by a plurality of levels, namely at least an entity level, the entity level having at least one element level including element(s), the method including the step of:
providing the encryption at the element level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 32, 34, 37)
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18. A system adapted to provide XML document security by way of encryption, the document having contents defined by a plurality of levels, namely at least an entity level, the entity level having at least one element level including element(s), the system including:
encryption means adapted to provide encryption with any symmetric key cryptosystem, and wherein the encryption means provides encryption at the element level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35)
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36. A computer program product including:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code and computer readable system code embodied on said medium for providing XML document security by way of encryption, within a data processing system, the encryption being in accordance with any symmetric key cryptosystem, the document having contents defined by a plurality of levels, namely at least an entity level, the entity level having at least one element level including element(s), said computer program product further including;
computer readable code within said computer usable medium for providing the encryption at the element level.
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