Description of the illustration local_owsm2.gif

This diagram shows a client with a client-side OWSM policy sending a message to a front-end proxy service that contains an OWSM service policy. The front-end proxy service processes all security headers, and when it forwards the message to two different local proxy services (proxy services 3 and 4), the message contains no security headers. Local proxy service 3 contains a service policy and throws an exception because the policy expects security headers. Local proxy service 4 contains an OWSM non-security policy, so the message passes through successfully.