Source: The JCP
Story Link: http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr105/index.html

Sun Microsystems and IBM have published the final release of JSR 105 - XML Digital Signature APIs to the JCP. "This JSR is to define a standard set of APIs for XML digital signatures services. The XML Digital Signature specification is defined by the W3C. This proposal is to define and incorporate the high level implementation independent Java APIs."