Java Web services: The high cost of (WS-)Security

Java Web services: The high cost of (WS-)Security: "WS-Security offers powerful features for securing Web service applications, and for many applications these features are essential. But these features come at a high cost in terms of performance and message overhead. Dennis Sosnoski continues his Java Web services column series with a look at how using WS-Security or WS-SecureConversation affects Axis2 performance, and he discusses when the simpler (and better performing) alternative of HTTPS-secured connections is a more appropriate choice."