Securing ebXML: Part 1, Message Exchange

Description:This is the first of two articles about security for ebXML, with a focus on the message layer. For a general introduction to ebXML concepts with a look at the overall use case for a generic ebXML interaction based on functional phases, see An Introduction to ebXML. In this article, the emphasis will be on explaining the message-level security and security policy mechanisms for ebXML messaging (ebMS).