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XML Security Tutorial

Securing XML is an essential element in keeping Web services secure. This tutorial is a compilation of resources that review different types of XML security standards and approaches for keeping your XML Web services secure.

Published: 25 Feb 2005

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Securing XML is an essential element in keeping Web services secure. Created in partnership with our sister site, SearchSecurity.com, this SearchSOA.com Tutorial is a compilation of resources that review different types of XML security standards and approaches for keeping your XML Web services secure.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   XML Security Key Terms and Definitions
   Introduction to XML Security
   OASIS
   WS-Security
   SAML
   XML Signatures & Encryption
   XML Firewalls
   More Learning Guides
 

 

 

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  OASIS  Return to Table of Contents

 

  • Advice: National standards, security bodies release security checklists spec (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Article: OASIS ratifies core security spec (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Latest Web services spec tackles application flaws (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Advice: How will the battle between W3C and OASIS affect Web service security standards? (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Study shows companies still lukewarm (for now) on Web services (SearchSecurity.com)

 

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  • Web resource: Fast facts: WS-Security (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Q&A: Standards expert: WS-Security changing Web services landscape (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Implementing WS-Security (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Advice: What security concerns does WS-Security address? (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Advice: Are there other projects for Web services security in the works beside WS-Security? (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Advice: How will WS-Security impact Web services deployments? (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Advice: A few questions regarding XML security (SearchWebServices.com)

 

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  XML Signatures & Encryption  Return to Table of Contents
  • Article: Securing Web services requires out-of-box thinking (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Web services pose identity management challenges (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Q&A: The pros and cons of securing Web services with SSL (SearchSecurity)
  • Article: Report recommends standalone XML security appliances (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Web resource: A how-to guide for supporting digital signatures within SOAP messages (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Advice: Determining from WSDL if a Web service supports XML signature (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Advice: Confused about differences in Web services security technology (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Advice: Support for XML signature/encryption (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Advice: What implementation(s) of XML encryption and XML signature would you recommend? (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Webcast: Web Services Security School, Lesson 3: XML Signature and XML Encryption for Web services (SearchWebServices.com)

 

  XML Firewalls  Return to Table of Contents
  • Advice: Securing Web services: A job for the XML firewall (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: XML firewalls dig deeper than traditional firewalls (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Web application, XML firewalls converge in one appliance (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Article: Web services security vendors focus on access control, XML firewalls (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: New XML firewall keeps watch on Web services (SearchWebServices.com)
  • Article: Various flavors of firewalls are evolving (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: XML firewall integrates crypto hardware (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Article: Westbridge exec: When XML is a factor, standard firewalls don't cut it (SearchSecurity.com)
  • Web resource: Featured Topic: XML firewalls (SearchWebServices.com)

 

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