Figure 6-5 Token-Based Authentication Example
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is used to access
web services. Although HTTP is the most commonly
deployed transport for SOAP, SOAP can use either
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) or HTTP. SOAP is
used to exchange data between applications that were
built on different programming languages, such as Java,
.NET, and PHP. SOAP greatly simplifies the life of a
developer, eliminating the need to know how to develop
in each of these specific programming languages. It
makes it possible to exchange data between these
applications in a more simplified manner, without