Security Considerations

Security is critical to web services. However, neither the XML-RPC nor SOAP specifications make any explicit security or authentication requirements. Furthermore, the web services community has proposed numerous security frameworks and protocols, but has yet to reach consensus on a comprehensive security package.

Very broadly, there are three specific security issues: confidentiality, authentication, and network security.

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