Web Services Security (WS -Security)

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Definition(s):

A mechanism for incorporating security information into SOAP messages. WS-Security uses binary tokens for authentication, digital signatures for integrity, and content-level encryption for confidentiality.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-95 from IBM Web Services Security (WS-Security) Version 1.1

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