New MTOM support for results of published WS-I web service

The W3C Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) is a method of efficiently sending binary data to and from web services as attachments outside the normal response body.

The following table compares version 7.0 and version 8.0 MTOM support.

Role of PolicyCenter

Sending or receiving

Version 7.0 support

Version 8.0 support

PolicyCenter consuming a WS-I web service

Data with initial request

--

--

Data in response

Yes

Yes

PolicyCenter publishing a WS-I web service

Data with initial request

Yes

Yes

Data in response

--

Yes, configurable

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