| E Types application/vnd.xfdl | | | | information getting leaked. |
| A MIME, whose type is an application and the sub | | | | MIMES such as these are what is required to run |
| type is the vendor tree – vnd.xfdl. This MIME | | | | complex websites with these forms. |
| type has no required as well as optional parameters | | | | E Types application/xhtml+xml |
| and is an XML based language. | | | | This MIME as the name suggests is a combination of |
| This MIME is mainly used by web browsers for | | | | xhtml and xml. Both xhtml and xml are two different |
| complex forms or data sheets which have to be filled | | | | computer languages. Extensible Hypertext Markup |
| in by the person using the website. Technically XFDL | | | | Language is the full form for xhtml and xml stands |
| (Extensible Forms Description Language) is an | | | | for Extensible Markup Language respectively. |
| XML-based language designed to represent complex | | | | There are mainly two parts to XHTML, which can |
| business forms on the Web. All websites that we | | | | be classified as follows - |
| visit on the web have these complex forms, which | | | | • HTML 4 - HTML 4 is a markup language used |
| we require to fill in order to move forward. XFDL | | | | for displaying text and documents across different |
| includes support for multiple overlapping digital | | | | platforms and machines. It was originally intended for |
| signatures, and auditable transaction records. XFDL | | | | a very specific audience, and has expanded to include |
| can provide full non-repudiation of contractual forms. | | | | hypertext, multimedia, as well as the style of the |
| The main concern of browsers is to transmit the | | | | documents displayed. Today it is the backbone of |
| data safely to the particular website server and | | | | almost every website you see. |
| hence the privacy of an XFDL document during | | | | • XML - XML is an extensible markup language |
| transmission is done using common http encryption | | | | that was developed to retain the flexibility and power |
| techniques. | | | | of HTML while reducing most of the complexity. |
| So web browsers, be it wireless or on normal | | | | XHTML combines the flexibility of HTML with the |
| computers, all require this MIME type in order to fill up | | | | extensibility of XML and combines the power of both. |
| complex forms and transmit it safely without any | | | | |