Security for Service Oriented Architectures

"Providing a comprehensive guide to security for web services and SOA, this book covers in detail all recent standards that address web service security, including XML Encryption, XML Signature, WS-Security, and WS-SecureConversation. It also reviews recent research on access control for simple and conversation-based web services, advanced digital identity management techniques, and access control for web-based workflows. With illustrative examples and analyses of critical issues, the book is a solid reference on web service standards, a practical overview for researchers looking for innovative new directions,and a suitable textbook on advanced topics in computer and system security"--

Walt Williams, CISSP^R, SSCP^R, CEH, CPT has served as an infrastructure and security architect at firms as diverse as GTE Internetworking, State Street Corp, Teradyne, The Commerce Group, and EMC. He has since moved to security management, where he now manages security at Lattice Engines. He is an outspoken proponent of design before build, an advocate of frameworks and standards, and has spoken at Security B-Sides on risk management as the cornerstone of a security architecture.

Mr. Williams' articles on security and service oriented architecture have appeared in the Information Security Management Handbook. He sits on the board of directors for the New England ISSA chapter and is a member of the program committee for Metricon. He has a master’s degree in anthropology from Hunter College.