WS-Security

Article summary

Web Services Security (WS-Security, WSS) is an extension to SOAP to apply security to Web services. It is a member of the Web service specifications and was published by OASIS. The protocol specifies how integrity and confidentiality can be enforced on messages and allows the communication of various security token formats, such as Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Kerberos, and X.509. Its main focus is the use of XML Signature and XML Encryption to provide end-to-end security.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2002-04-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2004-04-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2006-02-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2002-04-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2004-04-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2006-02-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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