How to: Authorize the Message Sender Based on a User Name and Password
WSE enables you to authorize access to a Web service method based on a UsernameToken used to sign the SOAP message. When a SOAP message is received and the UsernameToken authentication is enabled, WSE attempts to authenticate the SOAP message sender. Authentication is done by WSE by calling the Win32 API LsaLogonUser with the user name and password contained within the UsernameToken that signed the SOAP message. If that succeeds, the Principal property of the UsernameToken is assigned a principal representing the authenticated user.
For an overview of authorization support in WSE, see Authorizing Access to a Web Service.
The following procedures detail how to use code to authorize access to a Web service by using a user name and password. Whether you use policy or code, WSE must be enabled to process the incoming SOAP messages.
To use code to authorize access to a Web service method
Configure the Web service to authenticate received UsernameToken security tokens.
For more information, see How to: Verify Digital Signatures of SOAP Messages Signed Using a User Name and Password.
Add code to the Web service method that obtains the UsernameToken that the application wants to use for authentication and authorization.
A SOAP message can contain multiple security tokens, which might sign or encrypt different portions of the SOAP message. Therefore, it is up to the application to decide which security token is used for authentication and authorization. The following code example defines and then calls a
GetBodySigningToken
method that obtains the UsernameToken that signed the <Body> element of the SOAP request.Public Function GetBodySigningToken(ByVal requestContext As SoapContext) As UsernameToken Dim token As UsernameToken = Nothing Dim securityElement As ISecurityElement For Each securityElement In _ requestContext.Security.Elements If (TypeOf securityElement Is MessageSignature) Then Dim sig As MessageSignature = _ CType(securityElement, MessageSignature) If ((sig.SignatureOptions And _ SignatureOptions.IncludeSoapBody) <> 0) Then Dim sigToken As SecurityToken = sig.SigningToken If (TypeOf sigToken Is UsernameToken) Then token = CType(sigToken, UsernameToken) End If End If End If Next Return token End Function
public UsernameToken GetBodySigningToken(SoapContext requestContext) { UsernameToken token = null; foreach (ISecurityElement securityElement in requestContext.Security.Elements) { if (securityElement is MessageSignature) { MessageSignature sig = (MessageSignature)securityElement; if ((sig.SignatureOptions & SignatureOptions.IncludeSoapBody) != 0) { SecurityToken sigToken = sig.SigningToken; if (sigToken is UsernameToken) token = (UsernameToken)sigToken; } } } return token; }
Add this code to the code in the Web service method.
' Ensure that the request is a SOAP request. Dim requestContext As SoapContext = RequestSoapContext.Current If (requestContext Is Nothing) Then Throw New ApplicationException("Only SOAP requests are permitted.") End If ' Get the UsernameToken security token that was used to sign the SOAP ' request. Dim token As UsernameToken = GetBodySigningToken(requestContext)
// Ensure that the request is a SOAP request. SoapContext requestContext = RequestSoapContext.Current; if (requestContext == null) throw new ApplicationException("Only SOAP requests are permitted."); // Get the UsernameToken security token that was used to sign the SOAP // request. UsernameToken token = GetBodySigningToken(requestContext);
Ensure that the user is a member of the role or roles authorized to call this Web service method.
The following example code ensures that a UsernameToken was used to sign the SOAP message and that the user is a member of the
Tellers
role.If (token Is Nothing OrElse Not token.Principal.IsInRole("Tellers")) Then Throw New UnauthorizedAccessException End If
if (token == null || !token.Principal.IsInRole("Tellers")) throw new UnauthorizedAccessException();
Example
The following code example authorizes SOAP requests to the SayHello
Web service in which a UsernameToken security token signs the SOAP <Body> element and the user is a member of the Tellers
role.
Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports Microsoft.Web.Services3
Imports Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security
Imports Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security.Tokens
Namespace WSESamples
<WebService(Namespace:="https://www.contoso.com/Service1")> _
Public Class Service1
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function SayHello() As String
' Ensure that the request is a SOAP request.
Dim requestContext As SoapContext = RequestSoapContext.Current
If (requestContext Is Nothing) Then
Throw New ApplicationException("Only SOAP requests are permitted.")
End If
' Get the UsernameToken security token that was used to sign the SOAP
' request.
Dim token As UsernameToken = GetBodySigningToken(requestContext)
If (token Is Nothing OrElse Not token.Principal.IsInRole("Tellers")) Then
Throw New UnauthorizedAccessException
End If
Return "Hello World"
End Function
Public Function GetBodySigningToken(ByVal requestContext As SoapContext) As UsernameToken
Dim token As UsernameToken = Nothing
Dim securityElement As ISecurityElement
For Each securityElement In _
requestContext.Security.Elements
If (TypeOf securityElement Is MessageSignature) Then
Dim sig As MessageSignature = _
CType(securityElement, MessageSignature)
If ((sig.SignatureOptions And _
SignatureOptions.IncludeSoapBody) <> 0) Then
Dim sigToken As SecurityToken = sig.SigningToken
If (TypeOf sigToken Is UsernameToken) Then
token = CType(sigToken, UsernameToken)
End If
End If
End If
Next
Return token
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
using System;
using System.Web.Services;
using Microsoft.Web.Services3;
using Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security;
using Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security.Tokens;
namespace WSESamples
{
[WebService(Namespace="https://www.contoso.com/Service1")]
public class Service1
{
[WebMethod]
public string SayHello()
{
// Ensure that the request is a SOAP request.
SoapContext requestContext = RequestSoapContext.Current;
if (requestContext == null)
throw new ApplicationException("Only SOAP requests are permitted.");
// Get the UsernameToken security token that was used to sign the SOAP
// request.
UsernameToken token = GetBodySigningToken(requestContext);
if (token == null || !token.Principal.IsInRole("Tellers"))
throw new UnauthorizedAccessException();
return "Hello World";
}
public UsernameToken GetBodySigningToken(SoapContext
requestContext)
{
UsernameToken token = null;
foreach (ISecurityElement securityElement in
requestContext.Security.Elements)
{
if (securityElement is MessageSignature)
{
MessageSignature sig =
(MessageSignature)securityElement;
if ((sig.SignatureOptions &
SignatureOptions.IncludeSoapBody) != 0)
{
SecurityToken sigToken = sig.SigningToken;
if (sigToken is UsernameToken)
token = (UsernameToken)sigToken;
}
}
}
return token;
}
}
}
See Also
Tasks
How to: Digitally Sign a SOAP Message
How to: Verify Digital Signatures of SOAP Messages Signed Using a User Name and Password
Reference
Concepts
Authorizing Access to a Web Service