Getting a Web Service's Policy
The collection of requirements that have been defined for a Web service are stored in a policy file for the service. Applications using that service must be aware of those requirements, or policy. The Web Services Enhancements for Microsoft .NET (WSE) does not provide a built-in mechanism for policy discovery. Policy discovery is up to individual Web service publishers and subscribers.
Getting a Web Service's Policy
There are two possible ways to get a Web service's requirements:
- The Web service publisher notifies subscribers of the URL of the policy file, and the subscribers can gain access to it by using HTTP.
- The Web service publisher sends the policy file to the subscriber by e-mail or a similar mechanism.