Web Service Settings for Enhanced Security and Interoperability

Sterling B2B Integrator uses two types of Web service settings for enhanced security and interoperability, Enhanced Settings and Legacy Settings.

Enhanced Settings

When creating a new Web service, choose the enhanced security and/or interoperability settings below to conform to the following specifications. You may choose to conform to either or both specifications. All parameters are independent.
  • WS-I Basic Profile (WS-I BP) – Conforming WSDL and SOAP responses for enhanced client interoperability.
  • WS-I Basic Security Profile (WS-I BSP) – Provides exchange of certificates, encryption, timestamps, and other enhanced security features.

For backward compatibility, refer to Legacy Settings.

For a complete description of all options, see Create a New Web Service.

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Parameter

Applicable Specification

Conforming Option or Value

Web Service: Name

Use legacy WS settings (for backward compatibility)

WS-I BSP 1.0

Clear the check box.

Response Security Settings

Signature Settings – If a Signing Certificate is selected:

Signing Key Identifier

WS-I BSP 1.0

SubjectKeyIdentifier is the ONLY option that conforms to WS-I BP 1.0.

CanonicalizationAlgorithm

WS-I BSP 1.0

C14n_Excl_Omit_Comments and C14n_Excl_With_Comments conform to WS-I BP1.0.

Other options may fail if the canonicalization is not exclusive.

Encryption Settings – If EncryptionCertificate is selected:

EncryptionKeyIdentifier

WS-I BSP 1.0

SubjectKeyIdentifier is the only option compliant with WS-I BSP1.0

Symmetric Algorithm

WS-I BSP 1.0

AES-192 CBC does NOT conform. All other options conform.

Assign Consumers

(Selection box)

Do NOT select if you want WSDL to conform to WS-I BP 1.1.

Note: Selection of Consumers does NOT affect conformance of SOAP response.

WS-I Basic profile 1.1 Conformance Settings

Make the generated WSDL conform to WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

Select the check box.

Make the SOAP Response conform to WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

Select the check box.

Attachment Settings

Restriction: You cannot send or receive attachments in Sterling B2B Integrator with .NET.

Input attachment

WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

Either Output or Input attachment allows WSDL to conform to WS-I BP 1.1.

Output attachment

Inline attachment

Do NOT select if you want to make the WSDL conform to WS-I BP 1.1.

Legacy Settings

The default legacy settings are available for backward compatibility with existing business processes and services. While a legacy setting does not allow WS-I Basic Security Profile conformance, it does allow you to maximize interoperability by generating WSDL and SOAP responses that conform to WS-I BP1.1.

Note: Legacy settings will eventually be retired in favor of the Enhanced settings.

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Parameter

Applicable Specification

Conforming Option or Value

Web Service: Name

Use legacy WS settings (for backward compatibility)

  

Accept default

Assign Consumers

(Selection box)

WS-I BP 1.1

Do NOT select if you want WSDL to conform to WS-I BP 1.1.

Note: Selection of Consumers does NOT affect conformance of SOAP response.

WS-I Basic profile 1.1 Conformance Settings

Make the generated WSDL conform to WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

WS-I BP 1.1

Select the check box.

Make the SOAP Response conform to WS-I Basic Profile 1.1

Select the check box.

Attachment Settings

Restriction: You cannot send or receive attachments in Sterling B2B Integrator with .NET.

Input attachment

WS-I BP 1.1

Selection of either Output or Input attachment allows WSDL to conform to WS-I BP 1.1.

Output attachment

Inline attachment

Do NOT select if you want to make the WSDL conform to WS-I BP 1.1