1 Introduction to the Use Cases

Summary of use cases that explain how to secure web services by using Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM).

The following table summarizes the use cases described in this document.


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.