Problem invoking WSE 2.0 enabled WebService

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

dev - 18 Sep 2006 19:20 GMT

Hello,

I have implemented WSE 2.0 enabled Web Service. I can access the web
service from client using WSE 2.0.

My question is how do you access the web service if you don't have WSE
2.0 unabled on client side?

Thanks in advance for you response.

Best Regards,
Dev209

Reply to this Message

Pablo Cibraro [MVP] - 19 Sep 2006 15:08 GMT

Hi Dev209,

When you say "I have implemented WSE 2.0 enabled Web Service", do you mean a
secure web service implemented with WSE ?. If the web service expects a
security header, you can not consume it from a client application that does
not have WSE installed. (Or any other technology to secure web service
messages).
If you still want to use the web service from a client application without
WSE, you will have to publish a different web service without security.

Regards,
Pablo Cibraro
http://weblogs.asp.net/cibrax

> Hello,
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Best Regards,
> Dev209

Reply to this Message

dev - 19 Sep 2006 17:47 GMT

Hello Pablo,

Yes I mean secure web service implemented with WSE.

Following URL indicates that it's possible to send request to WSE
enabled web service by manually creating the security header from the
client:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.webservices/bro
wse_thread/thread/c18b5991385541a7/796e862d97f51034?lnk=st&q=Client+without+WSE+
&rnum=7#796e862d97f51034

I am not sure of the format in which the framework expects those
security header.

What do you think?

Best Regards,
Dev209

> Hi Dev209,
>
[quoted text clipped - 22 lines]
> > Best Regards,
> > Dev209

Reply to this Message

Pablo Cibraro [MVP] - 19 Sep 2006 19:05 GMT

Well, in theory you can, but it is something really complex to archive. (You
are going to reinvent the wheel)
You need a lot of custom code to do the same, and it is already available in
WSE.

Regards,
Pablo.

Yes, while it is theorically possible, in theory you can, but it is a really
complex task.

> Hello Pablo,
>
[quoted text clipped - 43 lines]
>> > Best Regards,
>> > Dev209

Reply to this Message

dev - 19 Sep 2006 21:46 GMT

Thanks Pablo,

The only problem is let's say company A implemented few secure
webservices using WSE. One of the vendor is not yet ready to (or can't)
make the change to thier client (namely adding wse framework). In this
situation they want be able to connect to Comany A's web service.

I agree with what you said. If you are going to manually pass all the
secutiry headers why not just add wse.

Thanks a lot.

Best Regards,
Dev209

Reply to this Message

Problem invoking WSE 2.0 enabled WebService

Free Magazines