Pitfalls aplenty going SOA

"Since most Web services developed for an SOA are exchanged in XML, there are threats there to consider too, including an inadvertent denial of service caused by shoddy coding or the transmission of oversized messages, the manipulation of an XML schema or the injection of malicious code. Most attacks on XML are theoretical, experts say, yet a healthy XML firewall market exists. Vendors such as Forum Systems, Layer 7 Technologies, Vordel, IBM and others have positioned themselves as network perimeter tools that ensure authentication requests. They can also inspect XML content and prevent the transmission of malicious or sensitive content, something traditional firewalls cannot do. "

Pitfalls aplenty going SOA ___________________________________________________ >> Back to Main Page Gary E. Smith SOA Security Architect