Monday, July 7, 2008

Additional specifications of Web Service

Some specifications have been developed or are currently being developed to extend Web Services capabilities. These specifications are generally referred to as WS-*. Here is a non-exhaustive list of these WS-* specifications.
WS-Security
Defines how to use XML Encryption and XML Signature in SOAP to secure message exchanges, as an alternative or extension to using HTTPS to secure the channel.
WS-Reliability
An OASIS standard protocol for reliable messaging between two Web services.
WS-Transaction
A way of handling transactions.

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