[wtp-incubator-dev] Question on XML Security design

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've read (in the CQ for XML Security)
that 

"... It uses API and libraries
from the Apache Santuario project ..."

but I seem to recall reading that the
security implementation would be plugable. 

So, can you educate me on the difference
between these two statements? 

How tightly coupled is the XML Security
tools and the Apache Santuario project? 

Can the Apache Santuario plugin be left
out, and the XML Security tools still be useful? 

Can some other plugin be added to an
installation to provide the security implementation automatically? 

Or would some code have to be changed?


Much thanks for any explanations (or
pointers to elsewhere where it is already explained).