This section provides a summary of the steps required to use the Web services test page to verify that the policy is being enforced and that you are getting the expected results.
Note:
You can test RESTful Web services by selecting the GET or POST service port operations. However, because the SOAP protocol is not used with RESTful Web services, the only security options are HTTP Basic Authentication or None, and the results on the Response tab are a simplified version of the standard Web service results. In addition, SOAP action and other Web service policies, such as WS-RM, MTOM, and WS-Addressing are not applicable for REST endpoints.
The steps for this process are:
Navigate to the Web service you want to test and review the operations. How?
Test one of the operations using a security policy. How?
Review the results of the test.
Test the operation again, generating a load for the application. How?
Review the test results.
Review the system parameters and application performance metrics.
For more information about testing Web services, see "Testing Web Services" in Administering Web Services.