Section 5: SOAP and XML Processing APIs (JAXP, JAXB, and SAAJ)

5.1 Describe the functions and capabilities of the APIs included within JAXP.
5.2 Given a scenario, select the proper mechanism for parsing and processing the information in an XML document.
5.3 Describe the functions and capabilities of JAXB, including the JAXB process flow, such as XML-to-Java and Java-to-XML, and the binding and validation mechanisms provided by JAXB.
5.4 Use the SAAJ APIs to create and manipulate a SOAP message.

Section 6: JAXR

6.1 Describe the function of JAXR in Web service architectural model, the two basic levels of business registry functionality supported by JAXR, and the function of the basic JAXR business objects and how they map to the UDDI data structures.
6.2 Use JAXR to connect to a UDDI business registry, execute queries to locate services that meet specific requirements, and publish or update information about a business service.

Section 7: J2EE Web Services

7.1 Identify the characteristics of and the services and APIs included in the J2EE platform.
7.2 Explain the benefits of using the J2EE platform for creating and deploying Web service applications.
7.3 Describe the functions and capabilities of the JAXP, DOM, SAX, JAXR, JAX-RPC, and SAAJ in the J2EE platform.
7.4 Describe the role of the WS-I Basic Profile when designing J2EE Web services.

Section 8: Security

8.1 Explain basic security mechanisms including: transport level security, such as basic and mutual authentication and SSL, message level security, XML encryption, XML Digital Signature, and federated identity and trust.
8.2 Identify the purpose and benefits of Web services security oriented initiatives and standards such as Username Token Profile, SAML, XACML, XKMS, WS-Security, and the Liberty Project.
8.3 Given a scenario, implement J2EE based web service web-tier and/or EJB-tier basic security mechanisms, such as mutual authentication, SSL, and access control.
8.4 Describe factors that impact the security requirements of a Web service, such as the relationship between the client and service provider, the type of data being exchanged, the message format, and the transport mechanism.

Section 9: Developing Web Services

9.1 Describe the steps required to configure, package, and deploy J2EE Web services and service clients, including a description of the packaging formats, such as .ear, .war, .jar, deployment descriptor settings, the associated Web services description file, RPC mapping files, and service reference elements used for EJB and servlet endpoints.
9.2 Given a set of requirements, develop code to process XML files using the SAX, DOM, XSLT, and JAXB APIs.
9.3 Given an XML schema for a document style Web service create a WSDL file that describes the service and generate a service implementation.
9.4 Given a set of requirements, develop code to create an XML-based, document style, Web service using the JAX-RPC APIs.
9.5 Implement a SOAP logging mechanism for testing and debugging a Web service application using J2EE Web Service APIs.
9.6 Given a set of requirements, develop code to handle system and service exceptions and faults received by a Web services client.

Section 10: General Design and Architecture

10.1 Describe the characteristics of a service oriented architecture and how Web services fits to this model.
10.2Given a scenario, design a J2EE service using the business delegate, service locator, and/or proxy client-side design patterns and the adapter, command, Web service broker, and/or faade server-side patterns.
10.3 Describe alternatives for dealing with issues that impact the quality of service provided by a Web service and methods to improve the system reliability, maintainability, security, and performance of a service.
10.4 Describe how to handle the various types of return values, faults, errors, and exceptions that can occur during a Web service interaction.
10.5 Describe the role that Web services play when integrating data, application functions, or business processes in a J2EE application.
10.6 Describe how to design a stateless Web service that exposes the functionality of a stateful business process.

Section 11: Endpoint Design and Architecture

11.1 Given a scenario, design Web service applications using information models that are either procedure-style or document-style.
11.2 Describe the function of the service interaction and processing layers in a Web service.
11.3 Describe the tasks performed by each phase of an XML-based, document oriented, Web service application, including the consumption, business processing, and production phases.
11.4 Design a Web service for an asynchronous, document-style process and describe how to refractor a Web service from a synchronous to an asynchronous model.
11.5 Describe how the characteristics, such as resource utilization, conversational capabilities, and operational modes, of the various types of Web service clients impact the design of a Web service or determine the type of client that might interact with a particular service.

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