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# Configuring the Web Services SSM

This section covers the configuration tasks that you must perform after completing the post installation procedures as described in Post Installation Tasks

Web Services Security Service Module (SSM) configuration consists of the following tasks:

- Configuring and Deploying Policy for the Web Services SSM
- Binding the Web Services SSM to a Web Services Client
- What's Next

# Configuring and Deploying Policy for the Web Services SSM

You configure and deploy policy on a Web Services SSM the same as you would on an IIS Web Server SSM or an Apache Web Server SSM. To see the Web Server SSM procedures, go to Configuring and Deploying Policy for the Web Server SSM

# Binding the Web Services SSM to a Web Services Client

The Web Services SSM can be used to protect application resources on customer designed and implemented web services clients. The Web Services Application Programming Interface (API) is provided for this purpose. For a description of the Web Services API, see Programming Security for Web Services.

# What's Next

You have completed the configuration tasks for the Web Services Security Service Module (SSM). You can now start the SSM processes.