There are many issues to consider when <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6076996.html?tag=zdnn.alert"></A>ulletproofing and securing SOA (service oriented architectures), including today's most commonly posed problems of security and quality. By ignoring security and quality in the development cycle corporations risk exposing themselves to a multitude of risks that will further hinder them throughout the services lifecycle. Several keys exist in the SOA and Web services lifecycle, but it boils down to a list of five keys to avoid security, reliability and compliance issues.