Category XML Standards & Security

Reading Time: 4 minutesXML continues to play a critical role in modern software systems. It is widely used in enterprise integrations, configuration files, document formats, identity protocols, and legacy APIs. Despite the rise of alternatives such as JSON, XML remains deeply embedded in many infrastructures. This long lifespan, combined with complex parsing rules, makes XML a frequent source […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesXACML, or eXtensible Access Control Markup Language, is a powerful standard for defining and evaluating access control policies in complex systems. While many modern applications rely on simple role checks or embedded authorization logic, XACML addresses a different class of problems: situations where access decisions depend on multiple attributes, contextual conditions, and centrally managed policies. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesXML is widely used for exchanging structured data in enterprise systems, APIs, and legacy applications. Because XML often carries sensitive information such as personal data, financial records, or authentication details, protecting this data is critical. XML Encryption provides a standardized way to secure XML content while preserving its structure and flexibility. Introduction As XML continues […]

Reading Time: 8 minutesXML is widely used to move structured information between systems: enterprise services, document workflows, government reporting, finance integrations, and older (but still critical) SOAP-based APIs. In many of these scenarios, the data is valuable enough that you can’t rely on “we sent it over HTTPS” as the only trust mechanism. You may need to prove […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you build APIs today, chances are your default stack looks like REST plus JSON. It’s fast to implement, easy to test, and friendly to browsers and mobile apps. Because of that, XML is often treated as a relic—something you only meet when integrating with an older enterprise system. But the reality is more nuanced. […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesSOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is one of those technologies that many developers hear about early, assume is “legacy,” and then unexpectedly meet again in real projects—especially in enterprise software, finance, telecom, healthcare, and government systems. While modern APIs often default to REST and JSON, SOAP remains widely used because it focuses on strict messaging […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesOracle Database 11g introduced a wide range of enhancements across multiple areas, including application development, availability, performance, security, business intelligence, clustering, and database manageability. These improvements were designed to increase scalability, reliability, and ease of administration for enterprise environments. Application Development Enhancements Oracle Application Express (APEX) received several significant improvements in Oracle 11g. These enhancements […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpeech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) is an XML-based markup language used to control speech output in web and application environments. It enables applications to interact with users through synthesized speech in a natural and flexible way. SSML allows developers and content authors to define how text should be spoken, including pronunciation, volume, pitch, speaking rate, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesXML Digital Signatures are used to ensure authentication, data integrity, and non-repudiation for XML documents and related resources. They are designed to take advantage of XML technology and are widely used in secure data exchange over the internet. One of the key advantages of XML Digital Signatures is the ability to sign specific portions of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesXML Access Control Markup Language (XACML) is a standard used to define and enforceauthorization and access control policies. It provides an XML-based vocabulary for expressing rules that determine whether a subject is allowed or denied access to a specific resource. XACML focuses on authorization rather than authentication. It defines how access decisions are made based […]