Web Services Security specification concepts
The Web Services Security specification defines core facilities
for protecting the integrity and confidentiality of a message, and
provides mechanisms for associating security-related claims with a
message.
What is new for securing web services WebSphere® Application Server , there are many security enhancements for web services. The enhancements include supporting sections of the Web Services Security (WS-Security) specifications and providing architectural support for plugging in and extending the capabilities of security tokens.Web Services Security configuration considerations Default bindings and runtime properties for Web Services Security Web Services Security provides message integrity, confidentiality, and authentication