WebServices

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WebServices

• andService-Oriented Architecture

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• WebService the protocol
• Services the architecture
• Why XML?
• Network architecture
• Distributed data
• Federated security

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Why XML?
XML Transmission format
ltpersongt ltpersonName type"Primary"gt
ltfirstNamegtNANCYlt/firstNamegt
ltmiddleNamegtJOANNElt/middleNamegt
ltlastNamegtJACKSONlt/lastNamegt lt/personNamegt
ltpersonDescriptiongt
ltsexgtMalelt/sexgt ltheight
units"FeetInches"gt600lt/heightgt ltweight
units"Pounds"gt200lt/weightgt
lteyeColorgtBrownlt/eyeColorgt
lthairColorgtBlacklt/hairColorgt
lt/personDescriptiongt lt/persongt
Validation
Translation
Identification Subject Name(s) JACKSON, NANCY
JOANNE Subject DescriptionFBI Number State Id
Number DOC Number178716MA1 500113 (WI) Unknown
To divorce thetransmission formatfrom the
presentation format
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HTML Presentation Format
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Why XML?
XML Transmission format
ltpersongt ltpersonName type"Primary"gt
ltfirstNamegtNANCYlt/firstNamegt
ltmiddleNamegtJOANNElt/middleNamegt
ltlastNamegtJACKSONlt/lastNamegt lt/personNamegt
ltpersonDescriptiongt
ltsexgtMalelt/sexgt ltheight
units"FeetInches"gt600lt/heightgt ltweight
units"Pounds"gt200lt/weightgt
lteyeColorgtBrownlt/eyeColorgt
lthairColorgtBlacklt/hairColorgt
lt/personDescriptiongt lt/persongt
Validation
To effectcomputer to computertransfer of
information
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DatabaseStorage
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WebServices
. . . is a communication protocol.
Application (computer program)
Application (computer program)
User
Data
The connection between a user and an application
uses HTTP.
The users application is using WebServices to
obtain data from another application.
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Server to Server
Application (computer program)
Application (computer program)
Data
Web Services Interface
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Server
Server
Microsoft .NET (application server)
IBM WebSphere (application server)
Application (computer program)
Application (computer program)
Web Services Interface
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Web Services the protocol
Wisconsin
Microsoft .NET (application server)
IBM WebSphere (application server)
eTIME (computer program)
XMR (computer program)
WebServices Interface
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What is a SERVICE ?
Something you get from a particular source.
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Theres a world of SERVICES
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Services the architecture
Data Application
Data Application
User Application
Data Application
Data Application
Browser
Data Application
Data Application
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Network Bus (elec.)
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POIF
VEHICLES
BOATS
VGTOF
IL DMV
WebService
WebService
MISSING
DRIVERS
NCIC
NLETS
WebService
WebService
WebService
WebService
LOG
WebService
BUS
TerminalServer
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FederatedIdentity
Domain A
Trust
Security Assertions Markup Language
Shibboleth, or Liberty Alliance
Domain B
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Technical Specifications

• Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
• Web Services Policy Framework
• Web Services Dynamic Discovery
• Web Services Metadata Exchange
• Web Services Endpoint Language

See http//www.service-architecture.com
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