Configuration Guides › Policy Server Configuration Guide › Authentication Schemes › WS‑Security Authentication › Additional WS‑Security Features › XML Encryption

XML Encryption

SOA Security Manager supports encryption and decryption of any combination of WS‑Security message header elements and body elements using XML encryption compliant with OASIS Standard 200401, Web Services Security: SOAP Message Security 1.0.

XML encryption of WS‑Security messages provides end-to-end security for web service applications that require secure exchange of structured data. XML encryption provides security functionality that cannot be provided by point-to-point security protocols such as SSL. Specifically, it allows you to:

• Encrypt only part of the data being exchanged
• Secure sessions between more than two parties