SOAP - Part 2

SOAP, Simple Object Access Protocol is a communication protocol, a way to structure data before transmitting it......
Remote methods over multiple platforms and technologies are used with HTTP. SOAP is XML based protocol and platform-agnostic.......
Application layer and transport layers of a network are used by SOAP. SMTP and HTTP are the valid application layer protocol uses as transport for SOAP......
XML is used as the common format for data in cross platform applications. This file is used for representing message for communication...
The following are contained in SOAP messages: Envelope, Header, Body, Fault element......
SOAP envelope element is the root element used to define the XML document as a SOAP message.......
The header element may pass through different endpoints before it reaches the receiver.......
A SOAP message has no default encoding. Hence, in order to define data types used in the document encodingStyle attribute is used. It can appear in any SOAP element.......
A SOAP response message has unencrypted data which can be accessed by prying eyes that could access as the message that is transmitted over the wire........
What is SOAP? Why is SOAP required? Advantages of SOAP - It is a stateless, platform independent, XML based generic lightweight protocol that uses HTTP as its transport medium