JAX-WS exception and SOAP fault handling sometimes confuses a Java programmer. This article explains the handling of JAX-WS exceptions and SOAP Fault with examples. Here, we also check some of the common Exceptions such as “IllegalAnnotationExceptions. java.lang.StackTraceElement does not have a no-arg default constructor.“. This article also discusses the JAX-WS mapping of WSDL faults to… Read More »
As we know, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight and text based data-interchange format that is used frequently replacing XML. The question is, when should we consider JSON instead of XML as the data interchange format? Table of Contents Few Points: JSON and XML JavaScript Runtime and JSON Performance & bandwidth Considerations Security and… Read More »
We normally use many string instances in our applications. As we know String objects are immutable and their values cannot be changed after they are created. If you intend to use a string object that is dynamic, then StringBuffer or StringBuilder should be your choice. This is because both are mutable. String always creates a… Read More »
How to Fix the exception ” java.security.cert.CertificateException: No name matching localhost found”, when client uses URL with “localhost” as host name to access some secure service over HTTPS? In this article we will check the root cause of the issue and will try two different solutions two fix the same. There are other similar issues… Read More »
How to Log Request and Response With Java JAX-WS web-service Server and Client? We have discussed many examples to develop secure web services with JAX-WS API and using the Metro web service stack. We also discussed how to enable Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) to optimize the data transfer between services and clients. In our… Read More »
Java Web Services Security: How to Secure JAX-WS UsernameToken Web Service with Signature, Encryption and TLS (SSL) Securing the data exchanged between web service producers and consumers is essential to ensure confidentiality, authenticity and integrity of critical business data. There are many approaches to implement Web Service Security (WSS) popularly called as WS-Security. WS-Security is… Read More »
Java Web Services: Create Secure JAX-WS Metro Web Service Signed and Encrypted Using Public-Key Cryptography Asymmetric Encryption Security is the primary concern when web services exchange critical business data. WS-Security is an is an extension to SOAP to apply security to web services. It is one of the main part of WS-* specification from OASIS.… Read More »
JAX-WS and Secure Java Web Services using UsernameToken: WS-Security with Metro and WSIT Example This tutorial focuses on creating secure JAX-WS web service with UsernameToken WS-Security profile by using Metro and WSIT. You will learn how to create , deploy and run JAX-WS UsernameToken web service security example and UsernameToken jax-ws client. We will also… Read More »