Overview of Web services security

See the following topics for information about Web services security:

Web services security and WAS
This topic describes the specifications and Web services security elements that are supported by WAS Version 5.0.2 and later.

Web services security architecture
See this topic for information about the Web services security model, including message interpretation, security programming interfaces (SPIs), and default runtime configuration.

Web services security and J2EE role-based security
See this topic for information about how WAS supports the JSR 101 and JSR 109 specifications for J2EE Web services.

Token type overview
Web services security in WAS uses various security tokens for authentication. See this topic for more information.

Web services security scenario
This topic describes a sample Web services scenario that demonstrates how Web services security works.

Sample Web services security configurations
See this topic for information about sample and default Web services security configurations that are provided with WAS.

Default bindings
See this topic for information about WAS default bindings, such as trust stores, key stores, and authentication method.