1 Introduction to the Use Cases

You can secure web services using various methods in Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM).

Table 1-1 Summary of Use Cases

Solution	Description
Securing Inbound SOAP Requests Using SAML Message Protection	Secure inbound SOAP requests to: Enforce message-level protection (that is, message integrity and message confidentiality). Provide SAML-based authentication for inbound SOAP requests in accordance with the WS-Security 1.1 standard.
Securing RESTful Web Services Using Basic Authentication	Secure a RESTful web service using identity propagation.
Propagating Security Identity with RESTful Web Services	Propagate security identity with RESTful web services.
Configuring Federation with Microsoft ADFS 2.0 STS as the IP-STS and Oracle STS as the RP-STS	Configure web services federation with Microsoft ADFS 2.0 STS as the IP-STS and Oracle STS as the RP-STS.
Configuring Federation with Oracle STS as the IP-STS and Microsoft ADFS 2.0 STS as the RP-STS	Configure web services federation with Oracle STS as the IP-STS and Microsoft ADFS 2.0 STS as the RP-STS.
Configuring SAML HOK Using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS	Configure SAML holder-of-key (HOK) with message protection using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS.
Configuring SAML Sender Vouches Using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS	Configure SAML sender vouches using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS.
Configuring SAML Bearer Using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS	Configure SAML bearer using WS-Trust with OpenSSO STS.

For definitions of unfamiliar terms found in this and other books, see the Glossary.