Re: [Users] Improvement for the oVirt java sdk

-Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Pasternak [mailto:mpastern@redhat.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:37 AM > To: Morrissey, Christopher > Cc: users(a)ovirt.org; engine-devel > Subject: Re: Improvement for the oVirt java sdk > > On 03/04/2013 05:26 PM, Morrissey, Christopher wrote: >> Hi Michael, >> >> Yes, that is the case here. I'm getting the JSESSIONID from the client >> and passing it to our server so that it can perform REST-API calls back to > oVirt under the logged in user's authenticated session. > > done, see http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2013-March/012969.html Thanks for the very quick implementation! I'll give it a try shortly.

> >> >> -Chris >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michael Pasternak [mailto:mpastern@redhat.com] >>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 4:44 AM >>> To: Morrissey, Christopher >>> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org; engine-devel >>> Subject: Re: Improvement for the oVirt java sdk >>> >>> >>> Hi Christopher, >>> >>> In general SDK abstracts the transport layer, therefore all >>> authentication internals hidden from the user, >>> >>> i.e SESSION based authentication happens implicitly (by default), >>> when you initiate SDK entry point, >>> >>> the story is different if you want using SSO-like login by reusing >>> JSESSIONID from the REST-API for instance, and i can support such >>> scenario, >>> >>> but, is this your case? >>> >>> On 02/28/2013 10:04 PM, Morrissey, Christopher wrote: >>>> Hi Michael, >>>> >>>> I'm looking to use the oVirt java sdk for connecting into oVirt from >>>> our server. However, we have a UI plugin that gets access to a >>>> session ID that we should be able to use to connect through the REST >>>> API instead of the username and password. Any chance the sdk could >>>> be >>> updated to take the session ID and create a connection vs. a user >>> name and password? >>>> >>>> -Chris >>>> >>>> Chris Morrissey >>>> Software Engineer >>>> NetApp Inc. >>>> 919.476.4428 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Michael Pasternak >>> RedHat, ENG-Virtualization R&D > > > -- > > Michael Pasternak > RedHat, ENG-Virtualization R&D