Firewall Wizards: Re: Web Services and Firewall/Network Architecture

[ArkanoiD <ark () eltex net>]

I guess you need an XML firewall, like IBM Datapower one.
There are some more application-specific XML firewalling tools out there.

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 02:28:53PM -0400, Ginski, Richard J wrote:
>    There's talk in our org to directly interface one of our back-end
>    servers to provide web services for external entities via the
>    Internet. On the surface, this is a risky option for me. Although
>    firewall "protected", I don't want a "protected device" directly
>    interacting with web service "consumers" from the Internet. It sounds
>    like a bad idea to me.
>
>    I have been searching around looking for sample diagrams (etc) on
>    environments that support Web Services. I am trying to determine where
>    stuff goes in this environment and how a firewall/DMZ fit into the
>    picture. Can anyone point me to where info would be available for
>    this? I've checked the archives for the past year and checked at
>    OASIS, W3C, OWASP, and XML.com, with no luck. The "web services sites"
>    focus on coding practices, coding architecture, and coding frameworks.
>    Although very important, it's not the info I am looking for. We are
>    trying to determine how web services fit in our environment using best
>    practices in network design and network security to support web
>    services.
>
>
>    Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA!
>
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