Apache Ramaprt/C Archived News

This page contains information on previous releases running up to the latest.

16th_Jan_2008 - Apache Rampart/C Version 1.1 Released

Download 1.1

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. Other

Major Changes Since Last Release

  1. MAC support with HMAC-SHA1
  2. Derrived key encryption
  3. Derived key signing
  4. Symmetric policy bindings
  5. New security header processor based on SOAP header layout
  6. Security policy validator
  7. Extensible Replay detection module
  8. Signature confirmation support
  9. Support for X509 thumb prints
  10. Easy to use deployment scripts
  11. Memory leak fixes
  12. Many bug fixes

05th Oct 2007 - Apache Rampart/C Version 1.0 Released

Download 1.0

Key Features

  1. SOAP message encryption : Allows different parts of a SOAP message to be encrypted to keep the confidentiality of the message
  2. SOAP message signature : Allows different parts of a SOAP message to be signed to keep the integrity of the message
  3. Ability to send and verify UsernameTokens with
    1. PlainText password
    2. Digested password

    3. Allows users to send Username tokens for authentication purposes as per Web services security username token profile
  4. Ability to send Timestamp tokens : Allows users to add timestamps to their SOAP messages in order to ensure the freshness
  5. WS-Security Policy (spec 1.1) Policy based configurations as per WS-Security Policy : Allows users to express their security related requirements and constraints
  6. Replay detection support
  7. Improvements to the context model
  8. Authentication module implementation
  9. Credentials module implementation
  10. Improvements to Key/Certificate loading mechanisms
  11. Easy to use deployment scripts

11th May 2007 - Apache Rampart/C Version 0.90 Released

Download 0.90

Key Features

  1. SOAP message encryption : Allows different parts of the body of SOAP message to be encrypted to keep the confidentiality of the message
  2. SOAP message signature : Allows different parts of a SOAP message to be signed to keep the integrity of the message
  3. Ability to send and verify UsernameTokens with
    1. PlainText password
    2. Digested password

    3. Allows users to send Username tokens for authentication purposes as per Web services security username token profile
  4. Ability to send Timestamp tokens : Allows users to add timestamps to their SOAP messages in order to ensure the freshness
  5. Policy based configurations: Allows clients and services to express their security related requirements and constraints