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byuhobbes85 · 01-30-2010, 01:41 PM

I am building a web application in which the client communicates to a variety of software components using XML over HTTP. The client submits request to these components using basic HTTP verbs (POST and GET), and when appropriate send XML-encoded data along with the request. The component then processes the XML, performs the appropriate action, then sends an XML-encoded response.

My question is what I can do for security. I've been reading a whole lot about SOAP vs REST, and it seems to be a holy war characterized by preference/opinion/subjectivity.

I'm not looking for a different approach to what I'm doing. I'm simply asking if anyone has any experience in/ideas for security in the environment I described.

Thanks!

01-30-2010, 01:41 PM	PM User \| #1
byuhobbes85 Regular Coder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA Posts: 116 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Security for XML over HTTP? I am building a web application in which the client communicates to a variety of software components using XML over HTTP. The client submits request to these components using basic HTTP verbs (POST and GET), and when appropriate send XML-encoded data along with the request. The component then processes the XML, performs the appropriate action, then sends an XML-encoded response. My question is what I can do for security. I've been reading a whole lot about SOAP vs REST, and it seems to be a holy war characterized by preference/opinion/subjectivity. I'm not looking for a different approach to what I'm doing. I'm simply asking if anyone has any experience in/ideas for security in the environment I described. Thanks! __________________ -- </byuhobbes>