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RE: SOAP, plague, love

• From: "David Galbraith" <david@m...>
• To: <xml-dev@x...>
• Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 11:24:05 -0700

Privacy, authentication, integrity and non-repudiation are envelope issues,
all of these can be dealt with separately within an HTTP framework. In fact
part of the simplicity and attraction of XML-RPC and SOAP whatever the
pitfalls is that the message is separate from the envelope.

DG

Dick Brooks said:

>Actually Dave, CGI implementers can apply as much or as little security
into
>a CGI script as needed. For example, every business transaction sent via
the
>Gas Industry Standard Board (GISB) Electronic Delviery Mechanism (EDM) is
>encrypted and digitally signed prior to transmission. I don't believe
>XML-RPC nor SOAP include privacy, authentication, integrity or
>non-repudiation capabilities. IMO, the GISB EDM standard is far more secure
>and a better B2B solution than XML-RPC and SOAP.



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