Web Service to Validate login information against LDAP

Question

Hi Fourms,
I'm creating a web service that will validate login information against Active Directory Server. I'm starting with just validating the user, given a user name and password.
Right now all I have is the host name, the port number, username and password. I want to use socket connection and use it as a jar file in the application or a jdbc connection to LDAP and authenticate the user.
Please help!
Thanks!
Thanks,
Sunny1890
Edited by: Sunny1890 on Mar 20, 2009 9:01 PM
Edited by: Sunny1890 on Mar 20, 2009 11:24 PM
Edited by: Sunny1890 on Mar 20, 2009 11:26 PM

Answer 1

Actually I don't know the right method to invoke a web service. As I posted here they also give SOAP request / response envelop.
SOAP request / response envelop
POST /uszip.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: www.webservicex.net
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://www.webserviceX.NET/GetInfoByZIP"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetInfoByZIP xmlns="http://www.webserviceX.NET">
      <USZip>string</USZip>
    </GetInfoByZIP>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetInfoByZIPResponse xmlns="http://www.webserviceX.NET">
      <GetInfoByZIPResult>xml</GetInfoByZIPResult>
    </GetInfoByZIPResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>I just need to make a client to call this WS to get xml doc tree. I don't know static and dynamic invocation, which is the easiest method to go...
Do I need to study AXIS or any other API to call it, kindly recommend. I just need a client. Do I need to go with these SOAP envelops or I need WSDL to call WS methods?
Your guidance is valuable for me.
Very Thanks
Tahir