hey all

the W3C made a new standard...
on valentines day.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-838335.html

http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xmldsig-core-20020212/

thought you might be interested.

"Without a standard spec, you're left to your own devices either to use a working draft or use a supplemental technology," said Matthew Berk, an analyst with Jupiter Media Metrix. "People are using all kinds of things. The whole point of having a standard is that there's one less thing we have to worry about."