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XML Signing and Validation Service

If your web service implementation requires SOA Security Manager to sign and validate signed messages with WS‑Security tokens, or to produce or consume XML encrypted messages with WS‑Security tokens, you must set up the XML Signing and Validation Service.

The XML Signing and Validation Service stores, manages, and retrieves keys and certificates required to sign and validate messages with WS‑Security tokens. The service is also responsible for decrypting symmetric XML encryption keys that have been encrypted using the site's public key.

The XML Signing and Validation Service service comprises the following:

• smkeydatabase—A flat-file key and certificate database
• smkeytool—A command-line utility that lets you populate and manage the SMKeyDatabase

More information:

Smkeydatabase Overview