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• We are NOT Killbit-ing MSXML4!

  Hello All, In March , we posted our intention to killbit MSXML4 and encouraged users to move to MSXML6 and asked for feedback – And we received lots and lots of it. The summary is MSXML4 is still being used extensively and the suggested timeframe for killbit seemed aggressive for most customers. The lack of CAB for MSXML6 was also making the migration difficult. So in the best interest of our customers , we have decided to NOT killbit MSXML4. Our goal with the killbit was to ensure our customers Read More... Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:05 PM from Microsoft XML Team's WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, MSXML

• To Trust, or Not to Trust?

  Validation of an XML document against an Xml Schema guarantees that the structure and content of the xml conforms to the types defined in the schema. Does this mean that we automatically elevate the trust level of a document that has passed schema validation? Can we use schema validation as a security layer to our application? The general recommendation is that validation of an xml document should not preclude the need for secure coding practices in the application that consumes the validated data. Read More... Posted Monday, April 02, 2007 4:58 PM from Microsoft XML Team's WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: XSD, Schema Validation, Security