Web Services Authentication in a Multi-Vendor Environment
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Summary
This 60-page white paper, created for the IT decision makers and architects of the British Columbia government , addresses common authentication challenges when designing Web services in a multi-vendor environment. This paper explores Web services in the context of service-oriented architecture and a federated authentication strategy. It shows how leading information technology vendors are cooperating to ratify industry standards so that systems can communicate seamlessly across platforms and across organizations.
Included in This Document
| • | Common Challenges to Unlocking the Information Goldmine | ||||||||||||||||
| • | The Vision of Web Services and Service Orientated Architecture | ||||||||||||||||
| • | The Challenge of Cross-platform Authentication and Web Services | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Standards and Specifications for Web Services | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Web Service Design Considerations
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| • | Cross-platform / Cross-organization Authentication for Web Services | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Using Web Services to Leverage Existing Investments Across Platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| • | The Developer Tools to Support Web Services and SOA |
