Access to UDDI registry interfaces is controlled by a combination of Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) declarative security using role mappings, and UDDI properties and policies, such as registering users as UDDI publishers. Each UDDI registry interface is represented by a security role. The interfaces and their corresponding roles are as follows:
| UDDI registry interface | Security role |
|---|---|
| V3 SOAP inquiry | V3SOAP_Inquiry_User_Role |
| V3 SOAP publish | V3SOAP_Publish_User_Role |
| V3 SOAP custody transfer | V3SOAP_CustodyTransfer_User_Role |
| V3 SOAP security | V3SOAP_Security_User_Role |
| V3 GUI inquiry | GUI_Inquiry_User |
| V3 GUI publish | GUI_Publish_User |
| Versions 1 and 2 SOAP inquiry | SOAP_Inquiry_User |
| Versions 1 and 2 SOAP publish | SOAP_Publish_User |
| EJB inquiry | EJB_Inquiry_Role |
| EJB publish | EJB_Publish_Role |
By default, the inquiry roles are mapped to the Everyone special subject and the non inquiry roles are mapped to the AllAuthenticatedUsers special subject. With these default settings, after you enable WebSphere Application Server security, you do not need access control to use the UDDI registry inquiry interfaces. However, to use the publish roles and the V3 custody transfer role, be authenticated using a WebSphere Application Server user id and password. The V3 security role is a special case, because it uses UDDI registry security instead of WebSphere Application Server security, and it must be specially configured. Roles that are mapped to the AllAuthenticatedUsers special subject are further protected, because the user must also be registered as a UDDI publisher to publish data to the UDDI registry. If the user is not registered, an E_unknownUser error is returned in the disposition report. You can register users as UDDI publishers in one of two ways:
In accordance with the UDDI specification, there is additional access control, in that for an entity that is published to the UDDI registry, only the user who originally published that entity can update or delete it.
The UDDI registry also provides some management interfaces that are protected by the requirement of administrative permissions for certain operations.