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How the Single-Step Authentication Model Works

The single-step service model is the simplest possible model for web services—requests from a web service consumer are authenticated and handled by a single web service. The following diagram shows the process by which web services consumers are authenticated using this simple model:

Appropriate authentication schemes for use in the single-step authentication model are as follows:

• XML Document Collector Authentication Scheme
• XML Digital Signature Authentication Scheme