Web service security in SOAP -
why soap protocol introduce notion of xml encryption , digital signatures (to guarantee confidentiality , integrity of data being exchanged between client , server), when security (integrity, confidentiality , authentication) can guaranteed using https protocol?
primarily because soap protocol can used on other transportation protocols (tcp/named pipes/msmq) https. these not offer same protection https does.
also, @artbristol pointed out, https protects message between 2 endpoints. see vitorrio bertocci's article here more info. sure, can use https between endpoints, machine doing decryption , encryption has access cleartext (which may log in web server logs example).
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