1. Copyright 2007 © The OWASP Foundation Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the OWASP License. The OWASP Foundation OWASP http://www.owasp.org OWASP Web Services Security Project Subu Ramanathan Security Compass subu@securitycompass.com Education Project

2. OWASP 2 Overview  Project to serve as a centralized starting point for any Web Services related research  Comprehensive list of links to OWASP projects, tools, presentations, documents and guides pertaining to Web Services Security  Solid base for links to external Web Services related resources

3. OWASP Objectives  Provide a centralized a comprehensive “One- stop-shop” for all Web Services related inquiries on the web  Optimize the design and link placements to improve Google page rank  Simplify the task of finding information and reference material related to security implications of Web Services application. 3

4. OWASP Status and Future Objectives  Current release contains initial set of OWASP links  Currently attempting to dig up more OWASP pages pertaining to Web Services  Future objectives:  Develop a strong external resources section  Design the page for search engine optimization  Create an Updates section that “feeds” changes to any Web Services content on OWASP to the Project Main tab. 4