ENFORCING WEB SERVICES SECURITY THROUGH USER SPECIFIC XML SCHEMAS

摘要

A method of enforcing web security, by: (a) receiving an incoming request; (b) applying a plurality of XML customized schemas to the incoming request, and thereby: (c) simultaneously validating the incoming request and determining whether the incoming request is authorized; and then, (d) (i) processing the incoming request if the incoming request is both valid and authorized, (ii) sending the incoming request to an authenticator if the incoming request is valid but not authorized, or (iii) ceasing operation on the incoming request if the incoming request is not valid.