Federated Web Service Security Provider Segmentation

The patent segments the web service application into distinct modules: business logic components and security mechanism components. This segmentation allows security mechanisms to be independently deployed, updated, and managed without affecting the core business logic, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining security update capability.

The patent introduces a deployment tool as an intermediary that automates the process of integrating new security mechanisms and business logic. This intermediary handles the complexity of coordination, configuration, and deployment, eliminating the need for manual redeployment while ensuring security updates are properly implemented.

The patent separates security mechanisms from business logic into independent deployable units. The business logic remains automated and unchanged, while security mechanisms are managed separately through automated deployment processes. This segmentation enables both security enforcement and automation of the security lifecycle.

The deployment tool provides self-service automation for security lifecycle management. It automatically handles the integration, deployment, and updating of security mechanisms without requiring manual intervention in the business logic, thereby maintaining both security enforcement and automation.

The deployment tool acts as an intermediary that automates the complex security management tasks required by the federated model. It handles protocol implementation, security mechanism coordination, and lifecycle management, thereby maintaining user convenience while reducing the operational complexity of security management.

The system implements self-service automation where the deployment tool automatically manages security mechanisms, configurations, and updates. This eliminates the need for manual security management interventions while preserving the federated model's user privacy and convenience benefits.