The only way you can do this is through the proxy, unfortunately. I don't know if this is a limitation of the player or the flex framework. I have only been able to coax basic auth using the Socket class but that clearly won't work with web services.
Carson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu Dec 14 18:27:13 2006 Subject: [flexcoders] Re: HTTP Header Web Service Authentication Dave, I understand that. I need to authenticate using BASIC authentication. I have form inputs where the user enters their user name and password. I then use base64 and encode it. I am stuck at this point. How can I add in an HTTP header that includes the encoded authorization string? This is my current web service call: private function init():void{ var ws:WebService = new WebService; var qname:QName = new QName(null, "Authorization"); var str:String = new String("Basic Y2xhcnVzYWRtaW46Y2xhcnVzYWRtaW4="); var header:SOAPHeader = new SOAPHeader(qname, str); ws.useProxy = false; ws.addHeader(header);ws.loadWSDL("http://sc-vmx-03:4040/clarusipc/services/InventoryService?wsdl <http://sc-vmx-03:4040/clarusipc/services/InventoryService?wsdl> "); ws.makeObjectsBindable = true; var op:Operation = ws.getOperation("getPhoneCount") as Operation; op.arguments.projectId = 1; op.addEventListener("result", resultHandler); op.addEventListener("fault", faultHandler); op.resultFormat= "e4x"; var call:AsyncToken = op.send(); } As you can see, I can easily add a SOAP header to the request. However, this is of no use to me – I need to send a HTTP Basic authorization header. The header should be in the format "Authorization = Basic Y2xhcnVzYWRtaW46Y2xhcnVzYWRtaW4=". Is this possible? If so, can you provide an example that illustrates how to add a custom HTTP header into a web service request? Thanks, Phil --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dave Wolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What exactly are you trying to do. You can secure web service calls > using standard HTTP authentication headers. We do this with both > BASIC and FORM auth. > > -- > Dave Wolf > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > Adobe Flex Alliance Partner > http://www.cynergysystems.com <http://www.cynergysystems.com> > http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs <http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs> > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Office: 866-CYNERGY > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , > "phipzkillah" <pkrasko@> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if it's possible to add a custom HTTP header to the > > web service request? > > > > All authentication methods described through Flex seem to be oriented > > around SOAP headers. > > > > Can we authenticate a web service through HTTP headers? > > > > This has been driving me crazy for the past few days. Any ideas or > > suggestions?? > > > > -phil > > >
