Apache Rampart™ is the security module of Axis2. It secures SOAP messages according to specifications in the WS-Security stack. Rampart implements the following specifications:
WS - Security 1.0
WS - Security 1.1
WS - Secure Conversation - February 2005
WS - Security Policy - 1.1 - July 2005
WS - Security Policy - 1.2
WS - Trust - February 2005
WS - Trust - WS-SX spec - EXPERIMENTAL
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Apache Rampart 1.6.2 is a maintenance release that update WSS4J to version 1.6.4 and OpenSAML to version 2.5.1. Apache Rampart 1.6.2 ensure compatibility with the latest Axis2 1.6.2 release.
Both releases update WSS4J to version 1.5.12 and ensure compatibility with the latest Axis2 releases from the corresponding branches. Rampart 1.5.2 is supported with Axis2 1.5.6 and Rampart 1.6.1 is supported with Axis2 1.6.1. Please note that Rampart 1.6.1 will not work with Axis2 1.6.0 and that users of Axis2 1.6.1 are required to update to Rampart 1.6.1, i.e. Rampart 1.6.0 doesn't work with Axis2 1.6.1.
Apache Rampart 1.6.0 was released with lots of bug fixes.
Apache Rampart 1.5.1 was released with lots of bug fixes.
Apache Rampart 1.5 was released with lots of bug fixes and new features.
New features include
Apache Rampart 1.4 was released with lots of bug fixes and new features.
New features include