Web Service Authentication

The XML web service uses the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

Communication is over an encrypted https connection.

All web service methods with the exception of the Security methods require the following soap header:-

<soap:Header>
  <AuthenticationSoapHeader xmlns="https://www.advancedservicesplatform.com/ASPAPI/">
    <Token>string</Token>
  </AuthenticationSoapHeader>
</soap:Header>

The Token within the header is allocated to your account by your service provider when your portal account is set up. The Token can be supplied by your service provider or can be retrieved using the GetToken method using your portal Username and Password.

You should use this Token as a constant within your application code to make calls to web methods that require the soap header.

You should only use the GetToken method once to initially retrieve the Token.

DO NOT build the GetToken method into your application to retrieve your Token each time you make calls to other methods.

The GetToken method requires your portal username and password which expires every 28 days so unless you change your application to use your new usename and password the GetToken method will fail to return your Token.