Re: XML Firewall

[Logan Douglas <logan () ssanz net>]

hi

check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_appliance

An XML appliance is a separate computer system with deliberately  
narrow functionality that exchanges XML messages with other computer  
systems. XML appliances secure, accelerate and route XML so  
enterprises can cost-effectively realize its full potential for  
messaging and service-oriented architectures (SOAs). They are designed  
specifically to be easy to install, configure and manage. While some  
XML appliances must rely on specialized hardware and software to  
accelerate the processing of XML messages, others accomplish the same  
tasks using standards-based hardware and operating systems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_firewall


First brought to market by Forum Systems[citation needed], an XML  
firewall is a specialized firewall used to provide security for XML  
messaging such as Web services. XML firewalls are types of XML  
appliances that are separated from internal computer systems and  
frequently reside in an organization's DMZ.

I hope this helps :)

Regards,
SSANZ

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Quoting wuggy77 () msn com:

> I have been around the security block, but obviously I have not been  
>  exposed to everything because I was asked to research an XML   
> Firewall.  I have never heard of an XML Firewall and so I wanted to   
> start by getting some input on what an XML Firewall is supposed to   
> do.  I am not opposed to doing some reading so if anyone has some   
> good links to sites that explain these devices I will be happy to   
> look it up.  Secondly I would like to recieve some recommendation as  
>  to what would be considered good XML firewall.