WS-Security based products and services

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WS-Security is a flexible and feature-rich extension to SOAP to apply security to web services. It is a member of the WS-* family of web service specifications and was published by OASIS. [1] Closely related to WS-Security is WS-Trust, also a WS-* specification and OASIS standard that provides extensions to WS-Security.

The following are WS-Security based products and services:

Product NameProject/VendorDescriptionStandards/Protocols/Functionalities
CA SiteMinder / CA IDMCA TechnologiesIdentity and Access managementWS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Federation, SAML, OAuth, Security Token Service, Single Sign-on, RBAC, ABAC
EmpowerID [2] The Dot Net FactoryIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Federation, SAML, OAuth, Security Token Service, Single Sign-on, RBAC, ABAC
Fusion Middleware [3] OracleIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Federation, SAML, XML, RBAC
JBoss SSO [4] JBossIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Trust, SAML, Single Sign-On
Hitachi ID Systems [5] HitachiIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Federation, Single Sign-On, SAML, XML
LemonLDAP::NG [6] LemonLDAP::NGSSO for Web ApplicationsWS-Federation, CAS, OpenID-Connect, SAML-2.0, Single Sign-on
Microsoft ADFS [7] MicrosoftFederation ServicesWS-Security, WS-Federation, Single Sign-on
Novell Access Manager [8] NovellPassword manager & single sign-onWS-Security, SAML, Single Sign-on, RBAC
OpenSAML [9] Shibboleth C++ & Java librariesWS*-, WS-Security, WS-Addressing, WS-Trust, SAML, XACML
Open-source Apache CXF [10] ApacheOpen source frameworkWS*-, WS-Security, WS-Addressing, WS-Trust, SOAP, XML, RESTful HTTP
Oracle Fusion Middleware [11] OracleIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Federation SAML, XML, RBAC
Sailpoint IdM [12] SailpointIdentity managementWS-Security, WS-Federation SAML, Single Sign-on, RBAC
SAP Security & IdM [13] SAPSecurity managementWS-Security, SAML, XML
SecureAuth IdP [14] SecureAuthAdaptive Access ControlWS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Federation, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, OpenID, CAS, Single Sign On
Sentry API Security Gateway [15] Forum SystemsAPI GatewayWS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Federation, SAML
Tivoli Identity Manager [16] IBMAccess Manager for E-businessWS-Security, WS-Federation, SAML, CAS, OpenID
Ubisecure [17] Ubisecure SolutionsSingle Sign-on ServiceWS-Security, WS-Federation, TUPAS, OpenID
WS-Security Wrapper [18] Source ForgeXML converter to/from SOAP with WS-SecurityWS-Security, WS-Addressing, Java, XML
XML Firewall [19] Layer7TechXML firewall for securing cloud-based systemsWS*, WS-Security, SAML, XML, OAuth

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References

  1. ↑ Alrodhan, Waleed (2012), "Identity Management", Digital Identity and Access Management, IGI Global, pp. 329–347, doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-498-7.ch017, ISBN   978-1-61350-498-7 , retrieved 2023-12-11
  2. ↑ "EmpowerID".
  3. ↑ "Fusion Middleware" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "JBoss SSO".
  5. ↑ "Fusion Middleware" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "LemonLDAP::NG".
  7. ↑ "MS ADFS". 6 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Novell Access Manager".
  9. ↑ "OpenSAML".
  10. ↑ "Open-Source Services Framework Apache CXF".
  11. ↑ "Oracle Fusion Middleware" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Sailpoint Identity Now".
  13. ↑ "SAP Security Manager".
  14. ↑ "SecureAuth".
  15. ↑ "Forum Systems".
  16. ↑ "Tivoli Access Manager".
  17. ↑ "Ubilogin SSO".
  18. ↑ "WS-Security Wrapper".
  19. ↑ "XML Firewall". 17 November 2022.
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