Securing Web Services
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I am studying about securing web services and have done a few examples of them but I am having trouble finding information about why securing them is a good idea. I am also wondering how it actually works. Does it limit how many users can access a web service or does it prevent people from hacking into the service without using a specific client app. Any links to websites or an explanation would be wonderful. Thanks!
Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
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I am studying about securing web services and have done a few examples of them but I am having trouble finding information about why securing them is a good idea. I am also wondering how it actually works. Does it limit how many users can access a web service or does it prevent people from hacking into the service without using a specific client app. Any links to websites or an explanation would be wonderful. Thanks!
Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
bwhittington wrote:
I am having trouble finding information about why securing them is a good idea
I'd have thought that would be self evident. Imagine a webservice that provides access to payroll. Should that be easy, or hard to gain access to, assuming you don't have permission ?
bwhittington wrote:
I am also wondering how it actually works
Microsoft's Web Service Extensions ( aka WSE ) provide security enhancements, if you google WSE, I'm sure you'll get heaps of info. The current version is 3.0.
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