Performance Analysis of WS-Security Mechanisms in SOAP-Based Web Services

Abstract

Identity management (IdM) solutions in web services environments are often compared on the levels of performance and security they provide. Selecting the appropriate IdM solution for a given system or application often requires making tradeoffs between security and performance, while also considering the system's contextual and environmental requirements and constraints. This paper presents the results of a series of experiments targeted at analyzing the performance impact of adding WS-Security, a common security standard used in IdM frameworks, to SOAP-based web services. The goal of this work is to establish a baseline of performance data that can be used to explore performance/security tradeoffs in environments with complex attributes, such as resource or bandwidth limitations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA536681

Entities

People

  • Edwin J. Morris
  • Grace Lewis
  • Gunnar Peterson
  • Maro Novakouski
  • Soumya Simanta

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Algorithms
  • Authentication
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  • Convergence
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  • Engineering
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  • Governments
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  • Web Service

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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