On 28 sep, 21:36, Joseph Levin <Joseph
Le...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I am working on a client server application in which the server is writting
> in .NET 2.0 (C#) and the client is written in native code (C++). The client
> and server send back and forth XML documents containing configuration and
> status data.
>
> The ability to verify the source and accuracy of the documents we are
> sending is critical.  Currently we are using CAPICOM to sign our XML
> documents as binary data but I would like to use the .NET XML Digital
> Signature support on the server.  The question is how do I sign and verify
> the data on the client.  Do to the size limitations we have on our client
> having .NET as a dependency is not practical.
>
> After MSXML 5.0 included support I had hoped it would be available in 6.0.
> Does anyone know of any other mechanism available to native code?

MSXML 6.0 won't support xml digital signatures, but you can install
and use MSXML 5.0 side by side with MSXML 6.0 on the client.

HTH,
Wim Coenen.