Lecture 6
In this lecture, we discuss security considerations for SOAs. With a starting point in fundamental concepts such as integrity and privacy, we outline the threats against SOAs, and investigate existing security mechanisms for XML and Web Services. The lecture is concluded with a discussion of some current trends in security.
Lecture outline
- Fundamental security
- Security challenges for SOAs
- XML security
- WS-Security
- Current trends in security
Lecture resources
Lecture notes (PDF).Lecture note handouts (PDF, 6 per page).
Recommended reading
Intensive: 11.5, 11.6
Extensive: 11.1 - 11.4 (you should know the content of these chapters already)