message-security-binding Element (Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 8 Developer's Guide to Java Web Applications)

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 8 Developer's Guide to Java Web Applications

`message-security-binding` Element

The message-security-binding element is used to bind a web service endpoint or port to a specific security provider.

The syntax for this element is as follows:

<!ELEMENT message-security-binding (message-security*)>
<!ATLIST message-security-binding
auth-layer %message-layer;#REQUIRED
provider-id CDATA #IMPLIED >

Table 8–3 message-security-binding Element


Element name	Occurrences	Description	Type
`message-security`	0 or more	Specifies the message security requirements of request and response for the endpoint or port	See Table 8–5

Table 8–4 Attributes of the message-security-binding Element


Attribute name	Description	Type	Default
`auth-layer`	Layer at which the security should be enforced	Entity message-layer	This attribute is required.
`provider-id`	Identifies the `provider-config` that should be used	CDATA	If a value is not specified, then the default provider is used. If no default provider exists at the layer, the authentication requirements defined in the `message-security-binding` are not enforced.