How to override HTTP headers in a SOAP Request

valli · October 9, 2014, 1:05pm

Hi All

I have created a consumer in webMethods and the request fails with authentication error. I need to add Authorization to the HTTP header in SOAP request. I am using webMethods 8.0. Is there any way to modify/add Authorization value to a HTTP header in SOAP request.

I have tried to use custom handlers to do the same but it fails with class cast exception.

Thanks in advance
Vallimeenal.M

Tong_Wang · October 9, 2014, 10:31pm

the consumer WSD has parameter of auth, you should put username/password there.

valli · October 10, 2014, 6:30am

Hi Wang

Thanks for the response. I have tried to sent the Authorization information via auth doc in the web service connector and even then it fails.

I believe HTTP header authorization information is key value pair and not user name and password combination and i think it does not work because of the same.

Thanks
Vallimeenal.M

Tong_Wang · October 10, 2014, 6:50pm

what error are you getting?
The client code in WM will populate the username/password for you if you put them under auth.

punith_reddy_thalla · October 23, 2014, 3:49pm

I Hope, the default authentication method of sending the credentials from webservice consumer is Basic authentication.

So, If you are using different style of authentication like WSSE etc (Inside a soap Header), then i guess, the webservice consumer won’t be helpful. Instead, you need to use client http call(pub.client:http - i guess) for this.