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Definition: Web services protocols


Following is an outline of most of the protocols used to deliver Web services. The services prefixed with the "WS-" are often called the "WS protocols" or "WS* protocols." See Web services.

 MESSAGING

 SOAP
  messaging system

 MTOM (Msg Trans Optimization Mechanism)
  optimize transmission of SOAP messages

 WS-Addressing
  normalize addresses to traverse network
  firewalls and gateways


 METADATA

 WSBPEL
  language for business processes

 WSDL
  language for Web services

 WSFL
  language for Web services processes

 WS-Policy
  framework for communicating policy
  requirements and restraints

 WS-PolicyAssertions
  common assertions within a policy

 WS-PolicyAttachment
  associate WS-Policy with WSDL and UDDI

 WS-MetadataExchange (WS-MEX)
  bootstrap communication with a
   Web service


 SECURITY

 WS-SecurityPolicy
  define policy assertions

 WS-Security
  protection methods for SOAP messages

 WS-Trust
  manage security tokens

 WS-SecureConversation
  define new WS-Security token types
  define how keys are computed


 QUALITY OF SERVICE

 WS-ReliableMessaging (WS-RM)
  ensure message is delivered
   in case of failure

 WS-Coordination
  framework for coordinating actions in
   WS-Atomic Transactions

 WS-AtomicTransactions
  supports rollback (see two-phase commit)