The Security Dance

"Web Services Security" is code-speak for digital identity. This article outlines several case studies of companies implementing web services security -- in the face of constantly evolving standard. Quoting:

We have a layer written to change out our security depending on where the standards evolve," he says.

Getting up to speed on the architecture, methodology and tools for writing Web services applications and then securing them remains the most common problem today, users say. Success, however, has spurred wider adoption, putting a greater emphasis on security.