Is there an easier way to sign an XML document in Java?

Question

I\'m trying to digitally sign an XML document using Java. I\'ve got an implementation working with some references I\'ve found that use various implementations in the javax.xml.

Answer 1

I looked at all of the options for signing XML files and decided to go with a non-standard approach. The standards were all way too verbose. Also, I didn't need compatibility with the standards---I just needed signatures on a block of XML.

Probably the easiest way to "sign" a block of XML is to use GPG with a detached signature.