Chapter 6. SOA Security
With the advent of the public Internet and the World Wide Web, security risks have increased dramatically. Systems are exposed to public access and email messages can carry or link to corrupting software. Automation and electronic communications have added new dimensions to security concerns. Electronic integration of services, extending beyond the walls of the enterprise, has created new security exposures. Fortunately, SOA technology and related industry standards have created new opportunities for accountability and control.
Many enterprises still have access control defined at an application level:
- Identity management uses local user identifiers.
- Authentication involves local user passwords.
- Authorization involves ...
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