Defining Header type in WSDL

[Russell Ray]

I have a web service requiring a UserNameToken within the Header part of the SOAP message. It has a structure looks like this

  
<soapenv:Header>
    <wsse:security xmlns:wsse="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2002/07/secext">
       <wsse:usernametoken xmlns:wsse="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2002/07/secext">
          <soapenv:username xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">dum</soapenv:username>
          <soapenv :-P	 assword xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">dummer</soapenv :-P	 assword>
       </wsse:usernametoken>
    </wsse:security>
 </soapenv:Header>

My task at hand is define the header within the type section of the WSDL, make the security header element part of messages, and add it as required input for methods.

Can someone point me in the right direction or provide a good link on how to define a soap header within the WSDL file?

Thanks in advance for anyy comments or suggestions.

Russ

[Ulf Dittmer]

This article might be a starting point.

[Russell Ray]

Thank you....... I used this article as my starting point........

What I as hoping was if someone could explain this definition:

  
<!-- Defining SOAP Message Header for Web Services  -->
     <!-- Secyurity Header Element -->
     <element name="security" nillable="true" type="wsse:SecurityHeaderType" miniOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
       <complexType>
          <!-- Using sequence for expandability should other security feature be requred -->
          <sequence>
            <element name="usernametoken" nillable="true" type="wsse:usernametoken" miniOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                <complexType>
                   <!-- UserNameToken requires username and password -->
                   <sequence>
                     <element name="username" nillable="false" type="wsse:AttributeString" miniOccurs="1" />
                     <element name="password" nillable="false" type="wsse :-P	 asswordString" miniOccurs="1"/>
                   </sequence>
                </complexType> 
            </element>
          </sequence>
       </complexType>
     </element>

While I am definately not the expert on building a Header within the WSDL file, I was hoping others with the experience could guide me through the waters of build one correctly. The above XML is my first attempt.

Thanks for any comments in advance.

Russ

[Ulf Dittmer]

It's an XML Schema definition, so a passing knowledge of that would help. Essentially it tells you that a "security" element can occur exactly once in a SOAP message, that it consists of exactly one "usernametoken" element, and that that consists of one or more username/password element pairs.

Not really an answer, but why are you trying to add the header yourself, instead of using a framework like WSS4J, which does this for you?
[ October 28, 2005: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]

[Russell Ray]

I am using out-of-the-box components with WebLogic and WAS. Both implement J2EE web servies similar, but are not using the same components in doing so; therefore, I trying to fit what exist within both application servers and make it J2EE compliant.

Makes sense?

[Russell Ray]

whoops....misspoke there....... The are J2EE compliant. What I mean was make the applicatiosn work with the application I have.