XML Web services security best practices

COMMENTARY--The rise of internetworking was fueled by the use of network-level security technologies such as SSL, IPSec and firewall filtering to create a secure perimeter around an enterprise network. Today, this secure perimeter has become permeable as enterprises cut costs and drive revenues by securely sharing applications with internal business units, external partners and customers. This shift to the server-to-server access needed for true application sharing is enabled by new XML Web Services technologies.

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