TEMARIO Y CONTENIDOS
Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET
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Introduction
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and
skills that are required to develop XML Web services-based solutions to
solve common problems in the distributed application domain. The course
focuses on using Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, and
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) to enable
students to build, deploy, locate, and consume Extensible Markup
Language (XML) Web services.
Audience
This course is intended for experienced software developers who have
previously built component-based applications.
At Course Completion
After completing the course, students will be able to:
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Explain how XML Web services emerged as a solution to the problems
with traditional approaches to designing distributed applications.
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Describe the architecture of an XML Web services-based solution.
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Describe the underlying technologies of XML Web services and explain
how to use the Microsoft .NET Framework to implement XML Web services
by using these technologies.
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Implement an XML Web service consumer by using Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET.
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Implement a simple XML Web service by using Visual Studio .NET.
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Publish and deploy an XML Web service.
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Secure an XML Web service.
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Implement caching in an XML Web service.
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Evaluate the trade-offs and issues that are involved in designing a
real-world XML Web service.
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Implement nonstandard XML Web services such as Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML) screen scraping and aggregating XML Web services.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
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An understanding of how to read and write XML documents.
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Experimented with simple C# applications.
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Developed distributed applications by using Microsoft Visual Basic®,
Java, or C++.
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
There is no Microsoft Certified Professional exam associated with this
course.
Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary
materials for this class.
Course Outline
Module 1: The Need for XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Evolution of Distributed Applications
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Problems with Traditional Distributed Applications
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Introducing XML Web Services
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The Web Technology Stack and .NET
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The .NET Alternatives to XML Web Services
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Common XML Web Service Scenarios
After completing this module, you will be able to explain how XML Web
services emerged as a solution to the problems with traditional
approaches to designing distributed applications. This includes:
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Describing the evolution of distributed applications.
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Identifying the problems with traditional distributed application
architectures and technologies.
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Describing XML Web services and briefly explaining how they address
the design problems in traditional distributed applications.
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Listing the alternate options for distributed application development.
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Identifying the kinds of scenarios where XML Web services are an
appropriate solution.
Module 2: XML Web Service Architectures
. The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Service-Oriented Architecture
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XML Web Service Architectures and Service-Oriented Architecture
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Roles in an XML Web Services Architecture
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The XML Web Services Programming Model
After completing this module, you will be able to describe the
architecture of an XML Web services-based solution. This includes:
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Identifying how XML Web service architectures are a type of
service-oriented architecture.
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Describing the elements of an XML Web service architecture and
explaining their roles.
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Describing the XML Web service programming model.
Module 3: The Underlying Technologies of XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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HTTP Fundamentals
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Using HTTP with the .NET Framework
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XML Essentials
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XML Serialization in the .NET Framework
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SOAP Fundamentals
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Using SOAP with the .NET Framework
After completing this module, you will be able to describe the
underlying technologies of XML Web services and explain how to use the
.NET Framework to implement XML Web services by using these
technologies. This includes:
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Describing the structures of a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
request and response.
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Issuing HTTP POST and GET requests and processing the
responses by using the .NET Framework.
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Describing data types by using the XML Schema Definition language
(XSD).
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Explaining how to control the way a .NET Framework object is
serialized to XML.
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Describing the structures of a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
request and response.
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Issuing a SOAP request and processing the response by using the .NET
Framework.
Module 4: Consuming XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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WSDL Documents
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XML Web Service Discovery
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XML Web Service Proxies
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Implementing an XML Web Service Consumer Using Visual Studio .NET
After completing this module, you will be able to implement an XML Web
service consumer by using Visual Studio .NET. This includes:
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Explaining the structure of a Web Service Description Language (WSDL)
document.
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Explaining the XML Web services discovery process.
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Locating service contracts by using Disco.exe.
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Generating XML Web service proxies by using Wsdl.exe.
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Implementing an XML Web service consumer by using Visual Studio .NET.
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Invoking an XML Web service synchronously and asynchronously by using
an XML Web service proxy.
Module 5: Implementing a Simple XML Web Service
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Creating an XML Web Service Project
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Implementing XML Web Service Methods
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Managing State in an ASP.NET XML Web Service
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Debugging XML Web Services
After completing this module, you will be able to implement a simple XML
Web service by using Visual Studio .NET. This includes:
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Creating an XML Web service project.
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Implementing XML Web service methods, exposing them, and controlling
their behavior.
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Managing state in an ASP.NET-based XML Web service.
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Debugging XML Web services.
Module 6: Publishing and Deploying XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Overview of UDDI
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Publishing an XML Web Service
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Finding an XML Web Service
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Publishing an XML Web Service on an Intranet
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Configuring an XML Web Service
After completing this module, you will be able to publish and deploy an
XML Web service. This includes:
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Explaining the role of UDDI in XML Web services.
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Publishing an XML Web service in a UDDI registry by using the UDDI SDK.
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Searching a UDDI registry to locate XML Web services by using the UDDI
SDK.
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Explaining the various options for publishing an XML Web service on an
intranet.
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Explaining some of the options for modifying the default configuration
of an XML Web service.
Module 7: Securing XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Overview of Security
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Built-In Authentication
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Custom Authentication: SOAP Headers
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Authorization: Role-Based Security
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Authorization: Code Access Security
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Encryption
After completing this module, you will be able to secure an XML Web
service. This includes:
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Identifying the differences between authentication and authorization.
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Explaining how to use the security mechanisms that Microsoft Internet
Information Services (IIS) and Windows provide for authentication.
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Using SOAP headers for authentication in an XML Web service.
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Using role-based security and code access security for authorization
in an XML Web service.
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Encrypting the communication between an XML Web service consumer and
an XML Web service.
Module 8: Designing XML Web Services
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Datatype Constraints
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Performance
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Reliability
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Versioning
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HTML Screen Scraping XML Web Services
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Aggregating XML Web Services
After completing this module, you will be able to evaluate the
trade-offs and issues that are involved in designing a real-world XML
Web service. This includes:
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Identifying the restrictions that are imposed on data types by the
various XML Web services protocols.
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Explaining how the use of Application and Session state can affect the
performance and scaling of XML Web services.
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Explaining how to use output and data caching to improve XML Web
service performance.
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Implementing caching in an XML Web service.
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Explaining how asynchronous XML Web service methods can improve
performance.
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Explaining the need for instrumenting XML Web services.
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Identifying the components of an XML Web service that can be versioned.
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Explaining how to implement a virtual XML Web service by using screen
scraping.
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Implementing an XML Web service that uses multiple XML Web services.
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Identifying the trade-offs in the techniques that are used for
exposing aggregated XML Web services.
Module 9: Global XML Web Services Architecture
The following topics are covered in this module:
Lessons
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Introduction to GXA
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Routing and Referral
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Security and Licensing
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Describe limitations inherent to the specifications with which today's
XML Web services are built.
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Describe the design principles and specifications of Global XML Web
services Architecture (GXA).
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Describe XML Web service application scenarios made possible by Web
Services Routing Protocol (WS-Routing) and Web Services Referral
Protocol (WS-Referral).
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Explain how to use Web Services Security Language (WS-Security) and
Web Services License Language (WS-License) to perform authentication
and authorization for XML Web services.
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Design XML Web services that anticipate and can leverage the features
that GXA will offer when released.
