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Authentication of Web Service clients can take place either through the use of an authentication mechanism (for example, HTTP Basic authentication, provided by the HTTP Protocol) or by adding a security token (WS Security). Depending on the authentication mechanism, you have different authentication options at your disposal.

Authentication Mechanism

Effect

None

The Web Service client is not authenticated.

Authentication at transport

The Web Service client is authenticated using data that is provided through the HTTP header or the SSL protocol.

·        Basic Authentication (User ID/Password)

Authenticates the caller, based on the user ID and password in the HTTP header. This option is supported for HTTP and HTTPS.

·        Strong Authentication (X.509 Client Certificate)

Authenticates the caller through mutual SSL authentication. The caller must provide an SSL client certificate (see: Structure linkUsing X.509 Client Certificates).

For more information, refer to Configuring Security.

Authentication of the document

 

The Web Service client is authenticated through a security token that is part of the WS security header.

·        Basic Authentication (User ID/Password)

Authenticates the caller, based on the user ID and password in the WS security SOAP header. 

For more information, refer to Configuring Security.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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