I've found myself stuck in a horrible mire with trying to set up a Web Service.
I've been asked to implement a
Java calendaring system onto website which is largely backended in Perl. The easiest way into getting the passwords is also via Perl. I have set up a
SOAP server which is passing across the username and password and Java client which receives it. I've been experimenting with JAAS which would appear to be the most flexible way of getting the desired result, i.e. our users can seemlessly move across the services on the site (effectively cookie controlled single sign on).
I've placed the client code inside of the WebCallbackHandler (though I perhaps ought to split it out and refer to it) but is there a better way of achieving what I want?
Have I gone hopelessly wrong in my quest to log our users on? I'd be grateful for some pointers as to how to get the best result for my users.
Thanks.