IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook

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What's a DataPower?
IBM leading experts Bill Hines, John Rasmussen, Jaime Ryan, Simon Kapadia, and Jim Brennan give a description of the appliance model for IT, what DataPower SOA appliances are, and why they wrote the book.

Common DataPower Use Cases
IBM leading experts Bill Hines, John Rasmussen, Jaime Ryan, Simon Kapadia, and Jim Brennan cover typical DataPower use cases—security, integration/ESB, transformation engine, and configuring and setting up the devices.

Advanced DataPower Use Cases
IBM leading experts Bill Hines, John Rasmussen, Jaime Ryan, Simon Kapadia, and Jim Brennan cover advanced and interesting field scenarios they have encountered for the appliances.

Expert Guide to Deploying, Using, and Managing DataPower SOA Appliances

 

IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® appliances can simplify SOA deployment, strengthen SOA security, enhance SOA performance, and dramatically improve SOA return on investment. In this book, a team of IBM’s leading experts show how to make the most of DataPower SOA appliances in any IT environment.

 

The authors present IBM DataPower information and insights that are available nowhere else. Writing for working architects, administrators, and security specialists, they draw extensively on their deep experience helping IBM customers use DataPower technologies to solve challenging system integration problems.

 

IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook begins by introducing the rationale for SOA appliances and explaining how DataPower appliances work from network, security, and Enterprise Service Bus perspectives. Next, the authors walk through DataPower installation and configuration; then they present deep detail on DataPower’s role and use as a network device.

 

Using many real-world examples, the authors systematically introduce the services available on DataPower devices, especially the “big three”: XML Firewall, Web Service Proxy, and Multi-Protocol Gateway. They also present thorough and practical guidance on day-to-day DataPower management, including, monitoring, configuration build and deploy techniques.

 

Coverage includes

•  Configuring DataPower’s network interfaces for common scenarios

•  Implementing DataPower deployment patterns for security gateway, ESB, and Web service management applications

•  Proxying Web applications with DataPower

•  Systematically addressing the security vulnerabilities associated with Web services and XML

•  Integrating security with WebSphere Application Server

•  Mastering DataPower XSLT custom programming

•  Troubleshooting using both built-in and external tools

 

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An Introduction to DataPower SOA Appliances

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Eugene Kuznetsov  xxvii

Foreword by Jerry Cuomo  xxix

Foreword by Kyle Brown  xxxii

 

Part I: DataPower Introduction

Chapter 1       An Introduction to DataPower SOA Appliances  3

Chapter 2       DataPower Quick Tour and Setup  21

 

Part II: DataPower Networking

Chapter 3       DataPower as a Network Device  45

Chapter 4       Advanced DataPower Networking  59

Chapter 5       Common DataPower Deployment Patterns  91

 

Part III: DataPower Services

Chapter 6       Introduction to DataPower Services  111

Chapter 7       Introduction to Services Configuration  125

Chapter 8       XML Firewall  159

Chapter 9       Multi-Protocol Gateway  193

Chapter 10     Web Service Proxy  243

Chapter 11     Proxying Web Applications with DataPower  299

 

Part IV: Managing DataPower

Chapter 12     Device Administration  323

Chapter 13     Alternate Management Interfaces  345

Chapter 14     Logging and Monitoring  373

Chapter 15     Build and Deploy Techniques  399

 

Part V: DataPower Security

Chapter 16     AAA  437

Chapter 17     Advanced AAA  477

Chapter 18     DataPower and SSL  507

Chapter 19     Web Services Security  545

Chapter 20     XML Threats  579

Chapter 21     Security Integration with WebSphere Application Server  611

 

Part VI: DataPower Development

Chapter 22     Introduction to DataPower Development  637

Chapter 23     Programming Within the DataPower Environment  655

Chapter 24     Real World Examples of XSLT Programming  685

Chapter 25     Development Tools  727

Chapter 26     Transforming Non-XML Data  753

 

Part VII: Problem Determination and Tools

Chapter 27     Problem Determination Using Built-In Tools  785

Chapter 28     Problem Determination Using External Tools  815

Chapter 29     Multiple Device Management Tools  843

 

Part VIII: Appendixes

Appendix A     DataPower Naming Conventions  863

Appendix B     Deployment Checklist  873

Appendix C     DataPower Evolution  877

Appendix D     Acronyms Glossary  881

Index  885

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