Before you begin
Why and when to perform this task
XML digital signature provides both message integrity and authentication capabilities when it is used with Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages. A message receiver can verify that attackers or accidents have not altered parts of the message after the message was signed by a key. If a message has a digital certificate issued by a certificate authority (CA) and a signature in the message is validated successfully by a public key in the certificate, it is proof that the signer has the corresponding private key. To use XML digital signature to secure Web services, complete the following steps:Steps for this task
Result
After completing these steps, you have secured your Web services using XML digital signature.Related tasks
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