-Rampart/C is the security module for Apache Axis2/C
+Apache Rampart/C version 1.3.0
+Apache 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
1. Ability to send and verify UsernameTokens with
- Username and PlainText password
- Username and Digested password
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2. Ability to send Timestamp tokens
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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
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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
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+5. WS-Security Policy (spec 1.1 & spec 1.2) 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]
+ - Support for IssuedToken assertion in client side.
+ - Support for SAMLToken assertion.
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6. Replay detection support
- Easy to use built-in replay detection module
- Ability to deploy a customized replay detection module
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7. Different protection orders
- Encrypt before signing
- Sign before encrypting
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8. Extensible modules
- Password callback module
- Authentication module
- Credentials module
+ - Replay detection module
+ - Secure conversation token module
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9. Keys management
- Support for X509 token profile
- Support for Key identifiers, Thumb prints, Issuer/Serial pairs, Embedded and Direct references
+ - Support for PKCS12 keystore
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+10. WS-Secure Conversation Language support
+ - Establishing Security Context and thereby maintaining a session
+ - Per message key derivation
+ - Support for stored securtiy context token
+ - Rahas module support to give STS functionality to a service
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+11. WS-Trust Language support
+ - Security Token Services (STS)
+ - STS Client
+ - Server and Client entrophy support
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+12. SAML Support
+ - Support for Creation and Processing of SAML Core 1.1 Assertions
+ - SAML Token as Sign Supporting Token
+ - Signing and Encryption with SAML
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10. Other
- Easy to use deployment scripts
- A comprehensive set of samples
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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 thumb prints
-10. Easy to use deployment scripts
-11. Memory leak fixes
-12. Many bug fixes
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-Un-Implemented Architecture Features
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-1. SAML support
-2. WS-Secure conversation
-3. WS-Trust
-4. Some WS-Security 1.1 features
+1. WS-Secure Conversation Language support
+2. WS-Trust Language support
+3. Rahas module to give STS support to a service
+4. PKCS12 Keystore support
+5. Security Policy 1.2 support
+6. Memory leak fixes
+7. Many bug fixes
+Planned to be implemented Architecture Features
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+1. WS-Trust : Client/Server challenege response protocol
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We welcome your early feedback on this implementation.
Thanks for your interest in Rampart/C