§Aspects of
web services unique to Vault:
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§Functions are grouped into
separate collections based on functionality and product
level. Each collection is a
service.
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§Web Service Extensions (WSE) 3.0
is used to add functionality to the web services mechanism. Specifically, it insures that binary
data, such as a file, does not get converted to text.
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§Almost all function calls require authentication
information.
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§Each function call is autonomous and transacted.