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Example: WS-Security SOAP envelope header

An example of a valid WS-Security SOAP envelope header.

<SOAP-ENV:Header>
    <wsse:Security
        xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"
        SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1">
        <wsse:BinarySecurityToken
            xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
            EncodingType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary"
            ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3"
            wsu:Id="CertId-2D914AB929A6719E7F13068829874641"
            xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
            MIIEgzCCA2ugAwIBAgILAQAAAAABLOZQMtEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQ
            EFBQAwQDEXMBUGA1UEChMOQ3liZXJ0cnVzdCBJbmMxJTAjBg
            NVBAMTHEN5YmVydHJ1c3QgU3VyZWNyZWRlbnRpYWwgQ0Ew
            HhcNMTAxMjE0MTgyMjU1WhcNMTECMjE0MTgyMjU1WjB3MQsw
            CQYDVQQGEwJVUzEUMBIGA1UEChMLU2VydmljZS1Ob3cxKDA
            mBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWRhdmlkLmxvb0BzZXJ2aWNlLW5vdy5jb
            20xKDAmBgNVBAMTH1NlcnZpY2UtTm93IFBhcn3uZXIgRGV2ZWx
            vcG1lbnQwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIB
            AQCvtcRIb6zkGnN9uyhtcSDNSIuCW6FgnTbTDUvw2nGlNA9y9iEV
            wTp5TG3eELOOFBCuRLeY5x28lN+cJ72v+zCwi/rZcbEPj8oWyLVA
            OqJThgrzhDabj0vDM/zU8bvAXcw6FoCUDFKkc64WC7Y4HpBdfW4
            JT7FBgDQ3LEudq80Up+TfETiGwrEA3jRgy9fF92TKD7MN3Vkyhz2
            xZLOFiN5HJixl9juNJmLWugqqIG04yZSuCutc1gjCy0U+f0NXKgh0Q
            rRheNpwcqWbbJvLbR9Ybso6l3UAYCQ09hrRnI7VaPvfiueUvuLopap
            o4Kel6iL8aMUAfEUDtkf1AbqRIIQ5AgMBAAGjggFFMIIBQTAfBgNVH
            SMEGDAWgBRJTJILzUojts557p5VM2taRMAClTA7BgNVHR8ENDA
            yMDCgLqAshipodHRwOi8vY3JsLm9tbmlyb290LmNvbS9TdXJlQ3JlZ
            GVudGlhbC5jcmwwHQYDVR0OBBYEFB+OqlvcdiYmq0enW6mgaV
            wZp9eaMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMCAQAwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQD
            AgTwMBEGCWCGSAGG+EIBAQQEAwIFoDBJBg3rBgEFBQcBA1Q
            9MDswOQYIKwYBBQUHMAKGLWh0dHA6Ly9jYWNlcnQub21uaXJv
            b3QuY29tL3N1cmVjcmVkZW50aWFsLmNydDAkBgNVHREEHTAbg
            RlkYXZpZC5sb29Ac2VydmljZS1ub3cuY29tMB0GA1UdJQQWMBQG
            CCsGAQUFBwMCBggrBgEFBQcDBDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAO
            CAQEAmeoP0Bgtx2JN1ldLnnK6WLEqDk25zaHP5wTxqVlFxzJy1zi6
            A0lk5U0T5LKYjjGWRIOoSeK8iBU0p7Mq4PE8QCETkjYNyuWJd9zm
            7GPCHdOoL18rQHQRsU8pTDHA10zG+i3zdxAMrHl/H673E4myzvU
            DkJnxNAZdw4h4Ba/Y1+VFCWhOm2GwZdXtzklyZaKtMp+31qmf3bG
            OSU34M/dW40pXgfLDqdGD+6YDQPg25aYeCqcNhwg6VlAWG566g
            aWXYxRaVj0qotSDMdaK8b+7Vlo7KhGGaE62v7f44OSekJeBvTfZCR
            7zRSK8N+0qUpqP/n8vgDkmYIE5IQrRE0rEWA==
        </wsse:BinarySecurityToken>
        <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
            Id="Signature-2">
            <ds:SignedInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                <ds:CanonicalizationMethod
                    Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"
                    xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                <ds:Reference URI="#Timestamp-1" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                    <ds:Transforms xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"
                            xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                    </ds:Transforms>
                    <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"
                        xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                    <ds:DigestValue xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">NIS5sizg8wttGL+aWFQ4003TpPg=</ds:DigestValue>
                </ds:Reference>
                <ds:Reference URI="#id-3" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                    <ds:Transforms xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"
                            xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                    </ds:Transforms>
                    <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"
                        xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" />
                    <ds:DigestValue xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">/rXB+nhBT5BXtDErIUIBOyhoh8Y=</ds:DigestValue>
                </ds:Reference>
            </ds:SignedInfo>
            <ds:SignatureValue xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                fwjxJRiDNrNxbVsKoHZflsmKlYADldJf0BoN3R2Fx9rjpszFXI2Gp92eXsP+Sl6rmbPXIdKb8lLl
                +dv8upl8WYPrKJP61KeJ0ZsKNDX474NYC2XEzdJcXbZNktmqY0dSmKwJZzi8rJtmGrbOUAaH51GK
                oXV2FLJ0AqILoZMyP/SPWKbOUNUCpssY7vRA+tX8ZmrjTwMUvpOZbo+KInPmwfpZ6n/uarOh5zjL
                NaYJylTCjuuqXDKPZLvDqy48yrsGAWczB901KwLLrE8C+6aPucFrTBytX91vIhaWiLZuba8Nouaz
                vUkjUk7LM5o87MGrSFx3OwxbaOD7/cMtdg2bxA==
                        </ds:SignatureValue>
            <ds:KeyInfo Id="KeyId-2D914AB929A6719E7F13068829875022"
                xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                <wsse:SecurityTokenReference
                    xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
                    wsu:Id="STRId-2D914AB929A6719E7F13068829875053"
                    xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
                    <wsse:Reference URI="#CertId-2D914AB929A6719E7F13068829874641"
                        ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3"
                        xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" />
                </wsse:SecurityTokenReference>
            </ds:KeyInfo>
        </ds:Signature>
        <wsu:Timestamp
            xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
            wsu:Id="Timestamp-1">
            <wsu:Created>2011-05-31T23:03:07.454Z</wsu:Created>
            <wsu:Expires>2011-05-31T23:08:07.454Z</wsu:Expires>
        </wsu:Timestamp>
        <wsse:UsernameToken>
            <wsse:Username>test_user</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password>xxxxxx</wsse:Password>
        </wsse:UsernameToken>
    </wsse:Security>
</SOAP-ENV:Header>

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