End-to-end paths for web services - Policy (WS-Policy)
WS-Policy is an interoperability standard used to describe and communicate the policies of a web service so that service providers can export policy requirements in a standard format. Clients can combine the service provider requirements with their own capabilities to establish the policies required for a specific interaction. This product conforms to the WS-Policy specification, so that policy information can be exchanged and received in accordance with the WS-Policy standard.
Web services are self-contained, modular applications that can be described, published, located, and invoked over a network. They implement a services oriented architecture (SOA), which supports the connecting or sharing of resources and data in a very flexible and standardized manner. Services support dynamic, automated discovery and reuse.
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- Use WS-Policy to exchange policies in a standard format
WS-Policy is an interoperability standard used to describe and communicate the policies of a web service so that service providers can export policy requirements in a standard format. Clients can combine the service provider requirements with their own capabilities to establish the policies required for a specific interaction. WebSphere Application Server conforms to the WS-Policy specification, so that policy information can be exchanged and received in accordance with the WS-Policy standard.
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End-to-end paths for web services
End-to-end paths for web services - Addressing (WS-Addressing)
End-to-end paths for web services - Reliable messaging (WS-ReliableMessaging)
End-to-end paths for web services - UDDI registry
End-to-end paths for web services - Resource framework (WSRF)
End-to-end paths for web services - RESTful services
End-to-end paths for web services - Security (WS-Security)
End-to-end paths for web services - Transaction support (WS-Transaction)
End-to-end paths for web services - Transports