Sun Microsystems 820433510 manual Securing a Web Service

Securing a Web Service

The response policy defines the authentication policy requirements associated with response processing performed by the authentication provider. Policies are expressed in message sender order such that a requirement that encryption occur after content would mean that the message receiver would expect to decrypt the message before validating the signature.

Securing a Web Service

Web services deployed on the Enterprise Server are secured by binding SOAP layer message security providers and message protection policies to the containers in which the applications are deployed or to web service endpoints served by the applications. SOAP layer message security functionality is configured in the client-side containers of the Enterprise Server by binding SOAP layer message security providers and message protection policies to the client containers or to the portable service references declared by client applications.

When the Enterprise Server is installed, SOAP layer message security providers are configured in the client and server-side containers of the Enterprise Server, where they are available for binding for use by the containers, or by individual applications or clients deployed in the containers. During installation, the providers are configured with a simple message protection policy that, if bound to a container, or to an application or client in a container, would cause the source of the content in all request and response messages to be authenticated by XML digital signature.

The administrative interfaces of the Enterprise Server can be employed to bind the existing providers for use by the server-side containers of the Enterprise Server, to modify the message protection policies enforced by the providers, or to create new provider configurations with alternative message protection policies. Analogous administrative operations can be performed on the SOAP message layer security configuration of the application client container as defined in “Enabling Message Security for Application Clients” on page 139.

By default, message layer security is disabled on the Enterprise Server. To configure message layer security for the Enterprise Server follow the steps outlined in “Configuring the Enterprise Server for Message Security” on page 133. If you want to cause web services security to be used to protect all web services applications deployed on the Enterprise Server, follow the steps in “Enabling Providers for Message Security” on page 137.

Once you have completed the above steps (which may include restarting the Enterprise Server), web services security will be applied to all web services applications deployed on the Enterprise Server.

132 Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Administration Guide • December 2008