Welcome to Apache Rampart/C

Apache Rampart/C is the security module for Apache Axis2/C. It features in many ways to protect SOAP messages exchanged. This includes SOAP message encryption and signature as specified in WS-Security Specification. In addition Apache Rampart/C configurations are based on security policy assertions as per WS-Security Policy specificatoin

Why Apache Rampart/C ?

In distributed computing, web services play a crucial role. But as many distributed systems web services are also vulnerable for security threats. Developers are always struggling to ensure the integrity, confidentiality of messages. Implementing the right security solution can be an expensive and time consuming task. Rampart/C makes the life easier for those who uses Axis2/C, by providing a configurable security module, which protect SOAP messages from such threats.

Latest Release

25th Apr 2008 - Apache Rampart/C Version 1.2.0 Released

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Key Features

  1. Ability to send and verify UsernameTokens with
  2. Ability to send Timestamp tokens
  3. SOAP message encryption
  4. SOAP message signature
  5. WS-Security Policy (spec 1.1) based configurations
  6. Replay detection support
  7. Different protection orders
  8. Extensible modules
  9. Keys management
  10. WS-Secure Conversation Language support (Experimental)
  11. WS-Trust Language support (Experimental)
  12. Other

Major Changes Since Last Release

  1. WS-Secure Conversation Language support (Experimental)
  2. WS-Trust Language support (Experimental)
  3. SAML Support
  4. Memory leak fixes
  5. Many bug fixes

Archived News

News on previous Rampart/C releases.