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- Apache XML Security for Java: This library includes the standard JSR-105 (Java XML Digital Signature) API, a mature DOM-based implementation of both XML Signature and XML Encryption, as well as a more recent StAX-based (streaming) XML Signature and XML Encryption implementation.
- Apache XML Security for C++: This library includes a mature Digital Signature and Encryption implementation using a proprietary C++ API on top of the Xerces-C XML Parser's DOM API. It includes a pluggable cryptographic layer, but support for alternatives to OpenSSL are less complete and less mature.
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September 2022
Versions 3.0.0, 1 and 2.3.1, 2.2.4 and 2 .1.8 of the Apache XML Security for Java library have been released. 3.0.0 is a new major release of the library that contains a change to the jakarta JAXB namespace for the streaming library. 2.1.8 is the last planned release of 2.1.x The main change is to remove Xalan as a provided (optional) dependency. This means that if support for the XML Signature here() function is removed by default, but can be configured if needed (see this test for an example which plugs in this custom XPath implementation).
November 2021
Version 2.3.0 of the Apache XML Security for Java library has been released. This is a major new release of the library. Some of the significant changes include:
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