J. Reagle
Internet-Draft                                              W3C/LCS/MIT
Expires: March 2003                                      September 2002


              application/xenc+xml Media Type Registration
                    draft-reagle-xenc-mediatype-01


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Abstract

   This document describes a media type (application/xenc+xml) for use
   with the XML Encryption specification.

Table of Contents

    1. Discussion of this Document
    2. Introduction
    3. Registration
    4. References
    5. Author's Address
    6. Full Copyright Statement
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1. Discussion of this Document

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2. Introduction

   As excerpted from [XENC] (section 8.1):

     "XML Encryption Syntax and Processing [XML-Encryption] specifies a
     process for encrypting data and representing the result in XML. The
     data may be arbitrary data (including an XML document), an XML
     element, or XML element content. The result of encrypting data is
     an XML Encryption element which contains or references the cipher
     data.

     The application/xenc+xml media type allows XML Encryption
     applications to identify encrypted documents. Additionally it
     allows applications cognizant of this media-type (even if they are
     not XML Encryption implementations) to note that the media type of
     the decrypted (original) object might be a type other than XML."

3. Registration

   Please see the XML Encryption Media Type specified in [XENC].

4. References

   XENC
          XML Encryption Syntax and Processing. D. Eastlake, and J.
          Reagle. W3C Candidate Recommendation, 2002.
          http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/CR-xmlenc-core-20020802/

5. Authors' Address

   Joseph M. Reagle Jr., W3C
   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   Laboratory for Computer Science
   NE43-358, 200 Technology Square
   Cambridge, MA 02139
   Phone: + 1.617.258.7621
   Email: reagle@w3.org

6. Full Copyright

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