1. Introduction
    1. Welcome
    2. What you need to know
    3. Using the exercise files
  2. Understanding Web Services
    1. What is a web service
    2. Exploring the history of web services
    3. Transport protocols - HTTP vs. everything else
    4. Message formats - XML, JSON, and everything else
    5. Web service standards - SOAP, REST, OData, and more
    6. Discovering useful web services
  3. Using SOAP-Based Web Services
    1. What is SOAP
    2. Examining SOAP request and response formats
    3. Understanding SOAP data types
    4. Documenting a SOAP-based service with WSDL
    5. Creating a simple SOAP service in ASP.NET
    6. Calling the service from a Windows desktop client
    7. Calling the service from Java with JAX-WS
    8. Choosing a SOAP implementation
  4. Using RESTful Web Services
    1. What is REST
    2. Associating REST actions with HTTP request methods
    3. Sending RESTful requests
    4. Exploring REST response formats
    5. Creating a read-only web service in PHP
  5. Using OData (Open Data Protocol)
    1. What is OData
    2. Creating OData request URIs
    3. Choosing a response format
  6. Securing Web Services
    1. Encrypting web service messages
    2. Securing web services with HTTP Basic security
    3. Working with API keys
    4. Using other web security standards
  7. Conclusion
    1. Next steps