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Security standards such as WS-Security, SAML and federated identity play a big role in securing Web services. These articles explain how big of a role and how you can put them to use.
>> Learning Guide: How to secure Web services
>> Book Excerpt: Web Services Security -- Chapter 9, WS-Security
Put Web services security on front burner

(19 Sep 2006)

A Burton Group report says WS-Security is "ready for prime time" and companies should start building a comprehensive plan that encompasses both transport- and application-level security.

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NEWS:
>> Standards, tools vital to Web services security (SearchWebServices.com) 09 May 2005
>> Key SOA standard WS-Policy expected to enter W3C (SearchAppSecurity.com) 24 Apr 2006
>> Web services security -- Chapter 8, OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services (OWASP) 27 Jul 2005
>> Secure your SOA (Java World) 10 Apr 2006
>> WS-Security 1.1 approved (WebServices.org) 15 Feb 2006
>> SAML demystified (TheServerSide.com) 09 Nov 2005
ADVICE:
>> Making sense of Web services security standards
TIP :Several industry-standard initiatives on Web services security standards are in progress. Here's a look at the most prominent ...
>> Sorting out the Web services standards bodies
TIP :In this column, Preston Gralla clues you in to the standards setting bodies, which are in some ways the most important ...
>> How to overcome Web services security obstacles
TIP :Richard Mackey explains how to build secure Web services and the difference between Web services protocols and standards.
>> What's new with SAML?
TIP :In this tip, Ed Tittel discusses the assertions and protocols of SAML 1.1.
>> SAML 2.0: The Holy Grail of identity management, part 1
TIP :In part one of a two-part column, Preston Gralla explains the basics of Security Assertion Markup Language, and how it might ...
>> SAML 2.0 means business benefits
TIP :Preston Gralla looks at the implications of the growing acceptance of SAML 2.0, and why the standards-setting bodies believe ...
>> SAML to remain open
TIP :Ed Tittel discusses how Sun's decision not to enforce its patent on SAML helps further the whole open source environment ...
>> Are SAML and WS-Security competitive specifications for Web services security?
ASK THE EXPERTS :Are SAML and WS-Security competitive specifications for Web services security?
>> Web application security changes with SOA
TIP :Application security is affected by SOA. Here are some tips for protecting your Web apps.
>> An emerging XML Web services security infrastructure
TIP :On the Internet everybody shares the same security problems. This tip discusses how the W3C and OASIS are working to change ...
>> What security concerns does WS-Security address?
ASK THE EXPERTS :What security concerns are addressed by the WS-Security standard? Very briefly describe how each of these concerns are ...
>> How does WS-Security relate to other WS- standards?
ASK THE EXPERTS :How can you relate WS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Policy, WS-SecurePolicy and WS-Reliability to one another?
>> When to use WS-Security and SSL
ASK THE EXPERTS :When should I use WS-Security? What about SSL?
>> An inside look at federated identity
TIP :In this first part of a two-part column, we'll take a look at what federated identity is, its benefits, some of its ...
>> An inside look at federated identity, part two
TIP :In this column, we'll look at the various protocols and standards underlying federated identity and at the two main groups ...

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