Apache Rampart 1.4 released, Rampart is the security module of Axis2

Apache Rampart team is proud to announce the release of Apache Rampart 1.4 with many new features and enhancements. 

The release is available for download at: http://ws.apache.org/rampart/download/1.4/download.cgi

WS - Sec* specifications supported by Apache Rampart are as follows:

• WS - Security 1.0 / 1.1
• WS - Secure Conversation - February 2005
• WS - Security Policy - 1.1 - July 2005
• WS - Security Policy - 1.2 - EXPERIMENTAL
• WS - Trust - February 2005
• WS - Trust - WS-SX spec - EXPERIMENTAL

New features in Apache Rampart 1.4

• WS Security 1.1
  • Encrypted headers
  • Encrypted SHA1 references
• WS Security Policy 1.2 support
• WS Trust
  • Renew binding
  • Validation binding
• New configuration options
  • Ability to plug in Custom policy validators
  • Ability to define certificate alias different from username for
• signature
  • Ability turn off mili second precision
• Ability to secure SOAP faults
• Increased interoparability with WCF 3.5

Congratulations for this release.