IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook

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

Table of Contents

Part I: DataPower Introduction
Chapter 1 An Introduction to DataPower SOA Appliances
Chapter 2 DataPower Quick Tour and Setup

Part II: DataPower Networking
Chapter 3 DataPower as a Network Device
Chapter 4 Advanced DataPower Networking
Chapter 5 Common DataPower Deployment Patterns

Part III: DataPower Services
Chapter 6 Introduction to DataPower Services
Chapter 7 Introduction to Services Configuration
Chapter 8 XML Firewall
Chapter 9 Multi-Protocol Gateway
Chapter 10 Web Service Proxy
Chapter 11 Proxying Web Applications with DataPower

Part IV: Managing DataPower
Chapter 12 Device Administration
Chapter 13 Alternate Management Interfaces
Chapter 14 Logging and Monitoring
Chapter 15 Build and Deploy Techniques

Part V: DataPower Security
Chapter 16 AAA
Chapter 17 Advanced AAA
Chapter 18 DataPower and SSL
Chapter 19 Web Services Security
Chapter 20 XML Threats
Chapter 21 Security Integration with WebSphere Application Server

Part VI: DataPower Development
Chapter 22 Introduction to DataPower Development
Chapter 23 Programming Within the DataPower Environment
Chapter 24 Real-World Examples of XSLT Programming
Chapter 25 Development Tools
Chapter 26 Transforming Non-XML Data

Part VII: Problem Determination and Tools
Chapter 27 Problem Determination Using Built-In Tools
Chapter 28 Problem Determination Using External Tools
Chapter 29 Multiple Device Management Tools

Part VIII: Appendixes
Appendix A: DataPower Naming Conventions
Appendix B: Deployment Checklist
Appendix C: DataPower Evolution
Appendix D: Acronyms Glossary