Web Services Security concepts

The Web Services Security specification defines core facilities for protecting the integrity and confidentiality of a message, and provides mechanisms for associating security-related claims with a message.

Subtopics

• Web Services Security enhancements
  
• Supported functionality from OASIS specifications
  
• Web Services Security specification - a chronology
  
• Web Services Security configuration considerations
  
• Default bindings and runtime properties for Web Services Security
  
• Web Services Security provides message integrity, confidentiality, and authentication