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Configure HTTP basic authentication programmatically

 

This topic explains how to configure HTTP basic authentication by programmatically modifying HTTP properties.

This task is one of three ways that you can configure HTTP basic authentication. You can also configure HTTP basic authentication with an assembly tool or with the console.

If you programmatically configure HTTP basic authentication, the properties are configured in the Stub or Call instance. If you choose to configure HTTP basic authentication with the administrative console or an assembly tool, the Web services security binding information is modified. The values that are set programmatically take precedence over the values defined in the binding. However, you can only configure HTTP proxy authentication programmatically.

 

Overview

The HTTP basic authentication that is discussed in this topic is orthogonal to WS-Security and is distinct from basic authentication that WS-Security supports. WS-Security supports basic authentication token, not HTTP basic authentication.

Configure HTTP basic authentication programmatically with the following steps.

 

Procedure

  1. Set the properties in the Stub or Call instance for a Web service or a Web service client. You can set the following properties:

    javax.xml.rpc.Call.USERNAME_PROPERTY javax.xml.rpc.Call.PASSWORD_PROPERTY javax.xml.rpc.Stub.USERNAME_PROPERTY javax.xml.rpc.Stub.PASSWORD_PROPERTY
    
    

  2. Set the properties in the Stub or Call instance to configure the HTTP proxy authentication.

    1. You can set the following properties for HTTP:

      com.ibm.wsspi.webservices.HTTP_PROXYHOST_PROPERTY com.ibm.wsspi.webservices.HTTP_PROXYPORT_PROPERTY com.ibm.wsspi.webservices.HTTP_PROXYUSER_PROPERTY com.ibm.wsspi.webservices.HTTP_PROXYPASSWORD_PROPERTY
      
      



Securing Web services for V5.x applications based on WS-Security
Securing Web services applications using JAX-RPC at the message level
Securing Web services applications at the transport level
Authenticating Web services clients using HTTP basic authentication

 

Related Reference


HTTP SSL Configuration collection
HTTP basic authentication collection