REST is completely acceptable for using in external facing applications.
SOAP is harder to use and more complex. Not to mention has more overhead.
It is my prediction that in the very near future 2-5 years REST will be
the vastly dominant data transfer format (because it creates native
javascript elements). Security is what you make it. XML is no more
secure than JSON. Its all about how you handlet he authentication.
Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
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On 11/21/2010 1:38 PM, Henrik Rützou wrote:
I'm still waiting for an answer on how EGL handles security ?
That's really not a question, Henrik. It's a discussion topic <smile>.
"Security" as in what? Authentication? Authorization? For thin client
EGL uses JSF which has a robust security framework. For REST
communications the simplest method is HTTPS. Is there something above
that which you need? Because to me REST is typically used to
communicate between tiers of an application rather than to external
consumers. Externally I would use SOAP, which also has very robust
security.
I guess I'm asking "what is the business requirement" and "what are we
comparing it to"?
Joe
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