SAML Security Model for RESTful Web Services - Softcover

Sadiq, Shazia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659955388 ISBN 13: 9783659955389

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Security model for RESTful application is need of Latest Architecture which is efficient and less in cost. During Research and development it is considered that this Security Model will be as light as REST architecture is where as effective enough to handle latest Security Issues. Federated Identity Management which is basic for Single Sign On (SSO) is also one of need in new security models. This Research introduced a Security Model for REST in which it would be able to Handle Federated Identity Management. JSON which is alternative for XML and also becoming popular in development due to easy to understand and human readability, it is also important to make sure this new proposed model adopt new technologies for which during development JSON is used. SAML is open source protocol but it is SOAP base, so our new RESTfull model base on SAML like structure with desire changes according to REST Architecture and also in place of XML, JSON form Data Assertion Packet were sent. We also tried to make sure our IdP which is handling every authentication and authorization processing shouldn’t get over loaded also new purposed model should not be vulnerable to new security threats.

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About the Author

I have been working as Web Programmer and Project Manager since 2006 and in parallel i have started my MS in computer Science from International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan. My area on interest for research are Web technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659955388
• ISBN 13: 9783659955389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92