Re: XML firewall/gateway needed

From: Theodoros Assimakopoulos (theo_at_xelmos.com)
Date: 06/04/04

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    Hi Erwin,

    our company does security testing and evaluation of products and
    solutions for security product manufacturers and for their customers,
    very often in preparation for the potential use of these products in
    telecommunications. Quit recently, we evaluated for a large
    installation in telecoms an XML/SOAP Firewall product
    from Xtradyne Technologies, (look at: http://www.xtradyne.com)
    They call it Web Services Domain Boundary Controller. It is a software
    product for Unix and Linux platforms and provides, roughly speaking,
    deep packet inspection firewalling and detailed WS-Security, including
    things such as XML Encryption and XML Digital Signature, but also things
    such as Schema checking, access control down to single operations and
    even parameter values. Not only the rich and mature functionality was
    convincing, but also the solutions regarding the practical issues
    typical for large enterprises, such as high-availabilty and scalability.
    As far as I can see it does perfectly all the things you mention.
    Particularly, I remember a nice feature: they can generate Schemas from
    the WSDL descriptions and then perform really detailed controls based on
    these Schemas.
    This gateway is a control point where each message is stopped, checked,
    and passed further only if permitted by the security policy. Of course,
    they support the use of public key certificates, but I think that's
    something all these products of this type do.

    Cheers,
    Theodoros

    >From: Erwin van der Zwan <erwin.zwan-van-der_at_siemens.nl>
    >To: pen-test_at_securityfocus.com
    >Subject: XML firewall/gateway needed
    >
    >
    >
    >Hi list,
    >
    >Does anybody know a good solution/product which can act as a XML/SOAP
    secure proxy. Thus validating the namespace/method combination,
    verifying the XML message against a given WDSL template, block error
    messages, terminate the XML session and initiate a new one to the back
    office server and provide optionally support for secure XML as well
    (XMLDsig and XMLEnc) using certificates?
    >
    >I know this might not be the right list but here is where lots of
    experts hangout :-)
    >
    >Erwin

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