3.7. XML and Stylesheets

The XML Recommendation defines a way to structure, store, and send information, but it says nothing about how the content should be displayed. Stylesheets store information indicating how an XML document should appear to a user. For example, a stylesheet can define how the source content should be styled, laid out, and paginated onto some presentation medium. The presentation medium could be a window in a Web browser or a handheld device, or it could be printed pages in a book or other form of print media.

Stylesheets affect security because they must be included under a signature if the signature is meant to securely indicate ...

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