Sharma, S K; Sharma, G K; Srivastava, P N(INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2005)
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Abstract:
The Web services framework intends to provide a standards-based realization of the serviceoriented
architecture (SOA) over Internet, which has emerged in response to a fundamental
shift from program-to-consumer (B2C) to program-to-program (B2B) interactions. Fully
Interconnected enterprises are being replaced by business networks in which each
participant provides the others with specialized services. This new service architecture
defines a set of requirements that distinguish SOA from other services architecture. Security
and Web services are consistently reported among the top technologies of interest to
business. Concerns about the security technology are major deterrent to companies
considering use of the technology. This paper attempts to explain the new Web Services
security and mentions the main initiatives and their respective specifications.