FDA and WCF Interoperablity Proof

Question

How do I prove to the FDA that WCF is interoperable? Is there a document describing their test procedures? Or, is it common knowledge?

Answer 1

WCF if interoperable but it's difficult, and not all interoperation paths are as secure as others.

If you like, here is a list of all interoperable protocols supported by WCF:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms730294.aspx

Ultimately, the problem isn't WCF, which adheres to the standards I linked very well, but non-WCF systems that do not adhere to the standards properly. In general, I find the OASIS standards the most secure for interoperability, and WCF handles those superbly via the Ws2007HttpBinding.

Answer 2

Randopolpho, thanks for your reply. Specifically, we use a net.tcp binding on both the server and client side. Plus, we support Windows XP SP 2 & SP 3, Vista SP 2 and 7. How do I prove to the FDA that: - Windows XP SP 2 can talk to Windows SP 3 - Windows XP SP 2 can talk to Windows Vista etc?

Do I have to test each of these combination separately?