Re: Encrytping WS-A headers

public-ws-addressing-request@w3.org wrote on 02/23/2006 05:16:48 PM:

> 
> Section 7.0 [1] of SOAP Binding says:
> 
> -- cut here --
> WS-Addressing message addressing properties serialized as SOAP headers 
> (wsa:To, wsa:Action et al.) including those headers present as a result 
> of the [reference parameters] property should be integrity protected as 
> explained in Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core[WS-Addressing-Core].
> -- cut here --
> 
> This does not restrict the sender of SOAP message to encrypt WS-A 
> headers. If wsa:To is to be usable for routing then WS-A headers (esp 
> wsa:To) must not be encrypted otherwise intermediaries wouldnt be able 
> to route it.

It could be that a sender might encrypt the header and allow the routing 
intermediary to decrypt it, right?

> I think WG should give some advice in the spec to that effect.
> 
> [1] 
> http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2004/ws/addressing/ws-addr-soap.
> html#securityconsiderations
> 
> Thanks,
> -Arun
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Received on Thursday, 23 February 2006 22:27:08 UTC