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Re: What are XWS_ServerProvider and XWS_ClientProvider in the SOAP message security?

From: Kumar Jayanti <Vbkumar.Jayanti_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:33:45 +0530

Sarah kho wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can someone please explain what are XWS_ClientProvider
> <http://127.0.0.1:4848/common/security/msgSecurity/providerEdit.jsf?name=XWS_ClientProvider&msgSecurityName=SOAP&configName=server-config> and XWS_ClientProvider
> int he soap message security?
> there are two other items named ServerProvider
> <http://127.0.0.1:4848/common/security/msgSecurity/providerEdit.jsf?name=ServerProvider&msgSecurityName=SOAP&configName=server-config> and
> ClientProvider, what is their use?
They are legacy SOAP Message (WS-Security) providers supported on
GlassFish. Here are the docs :

http://docs.sun.com/source/819-0076/ws-security.html
>
> thanks.