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Rampart/C is the security module for Apache Axis2/C
You can get the latest svn checkout from https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/webservices/rampart/trunk/c
Key features
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1. Ability to send and verify UsernameTokens with
- Username and PlainText password
- Username and Digested password
2. Ability to send Timestamp tokens
3. SOAP message encryption
- With derived key support for improved security
- Symmetric and Asymmetric modes of operations
- Support for AES and Tripple DES encryption
- Signature encryption
- Keys encryption
4. SOAP message signature
- XML signature with RSA-SHA1
- Message authentication with HMAC-SHA1
- Signature confirmation support
- SOAP Header signing
5. WS-Security Policy (spec 1.1) based configurations
- Support for both Symmetric as well as Asymmetric policy bindings
- Support for different modes of key identifiers
- Support for different algorithm suites
[Basic128, Basic 192, Basic256, TrippleDES, Basic128Rsa15, Basic192Rsa15,Basic256Rsa15, TripleDesRsa15]
6. Replay detection support
- Easy to use built-in replay detection module
- Ability to deploy a customized replay detection module
7. Different protection orders
- Encrypt before signing
- Sign before encrypting
8. Extensible modules
- Password callback module
- Authentication module
- Credentials module
9. Keys management
- Support for X509 token profile
- Support for Key identifiers, Thumb prints, Issuer/Serial pairs, Embedded and Direct references
10. Other
- Easy to use deployment scripts
- A comprehensive set of samples
Major Changes Since Last Release
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1. MAC support with HMAC-SHA1
2. Derrived key encryption
3. Derived key signing
4. Symmetric policy bindings
5. New security header processor based on SOAP header layout
6. Security policy validator
7. Extensible Replay detection module
8. Signature confirmation support
9. Support for X509 thumb prints
10. Easy to use deployment scripts
11. Memory leak fixes
12. Many bug fixes
Un-Implemented Architecture Features
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1. SAML support
2. WS-Secure conversation
3. WS-Trust
We welcome your early feedback on this implementation.
Thanks for your interest in Rampart/C