roXanne Framework is a secure XML storage system meant for long-term storage of information. The application is divided in three components: x.core (the server application), x.click (the graphical user interface) and x.mill (a database migration tool integrated within the graphical user interface). In this document the first two components will be discussed: beside a technical description of the internals, also the protocol used for client-server communications is explained. Key points of the framework are transparent access and management of encrypted data as well as concurrent access to the server.