Here you will get the primary security issues:
Authentication : Performed to verify the identity of a user and checking whether the user has the right to access the web service or not. It is also done with the intent of tracking user activity. Following options can be considered for authenticating:
* Application-level authentication
* Client certificates
* HTTP digest and HTTP basic authentication
Confidentiality : Any individual web service might have several applications. Their service path typically contains a potential weak link at its nodes. Hence, whenever messages or XML requests are sent by the client together with the service path to the server, the same must be encrypted.
Network Security : Very important security issue necessitating tools for filtering web service traffic
Note:- In order to ensure reliable transactions as well as securing confidential information, web services demand a high level of security. It is achieved via the Entrust Secure Transaction Platform.
