Bric::SOAP::Auth - module to handle authentication for the SOAP interface $LastChangedRevision$ $LastChangedDate: 2004-09-14 02:48:55 +0200 (Tue, 14 Sep 2004) $ # setup soap object my $soap = new SOAP::Lite uri => 'http://bricolage.sourceforge.net/Bric/SOAP/Auth', readable => DEBUG; # setup the proxy with a cookie jar to hold the auth cookie $soap->proxy('http://localhost/soap', cookie_jar => HTTP::Cookies->new(ignore_discard => 1)); # call the login method my $response = $soap->login(name(username => USER), name(password => PASSWORD)); # switch uri to call methods in other Bric::SOAP classes $soap->uri('http://bricolage.sourceforge.net/Bric/SOAP/Story'); This module provides a SOAP login service for Bricolage. Clients call the login() method before calling Bric::SOAP classes and recieve a cookie. Bric::SOAP::Handler validates this cookie using Bric::App::Auth on every request.

Public Class Methods
SOAP login method. If login is successful returns 1 and sets an HTTP cookie to be used on future calls to the SOAP interface. On failure returns a fault containing an error message. Throws: NONE Side Effects: NONE Notes: Calls Bric::App::Auth::login to check permissions and set the cookie. Sam Tregar <stregar@about-inc.com> Bric::SOAP, Bric::SOAP::Handler