I am working in SSL using webservice.h. I want to modify the HTTP header information in the request by adding Keyid = "value"

I am working on SSL (using webservice.h). Please find below the request. In the highlighted headers below , I want to add Keyid = "Value". I am trying to do this but not able to get any clue.

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I have tried using WsAddCustomHeader but this is adding the keyid in the soap header and not in the HTTP header. The source code is here :httpCustomerHeaderPurchaseOrderClientExample. There are functions like WsSetHeader, but I do not know how to use them. Can you please suggest some solution to add Keyid = value in HTTP header. Thanks

Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-24T06:26:04.33+00:00

Hi, @Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor)
What you want to achieve is impossible. http headers are encrypted, aren't they? including GET/POST request URLs, cookies, etc.

Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0

Thanks very much for your response.

In this Example:https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/windows/win32/wsw/httppurchaseorderwithsslclientexample

We are able to pass the Authorization key value pair in the HTTP header of the request as shown below:

// declare and initialize a Windows credential

WS_STRING_WINDOWS_INTEGRATED_AUTH_CREDENTIAL windowsCredential = {}; 

windowsCredential.credential.credentialType = WS_STRING_WINDOWS_INTEGRATED_AUTH_CREDENTIAL_TYPE;

windowsCredential.username.chars = L"UserName";

windowsCredential.username.length = (ULONG)wcslen(windowsCredential.username.chars);

windowsCredential.password.chars = L"Password";

windowsCredential.password.length = (ULONG)wcslen(windowsCredential.password.chars);
ULONG scheme = WS_HTTP_HEADER_AUTH_SCHEME_BASIC;

go
WS_SECURITY_BINDING_PROPERTY httpAuthBindingProperties[1] =

{

    { WS_SECURITY_BINDING_PROPERTY_HTTP_HEADER_AUTH_SCHEME, &scheme, sizeof(scheme) }

};



WS_HTTP_HEADER_AUTH_SECURITY_BINDING httpAuthBinding = {}; 

httpAuthBinding.binding.bindingType = WS_HTTP_HEADER_AUTH_SECURITY_BINDING_TYPE; 

httpAuthBinding.binding.properties = httpAuthBindingProperties;

httpAuthBinding.binding.propertyCount = WsCountOf(httpAuthBindingProperties);

httpAuthBinding.clientCredential = &windowsCredential.credential;
 // declare and initialize an SSL transport security binding

go
WS_SSL_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_BINDING sslBinding = {}; // zero out the struct

sslBinding.binding.bindingType = WS_SSL_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_BINDING_TYPE; // set the binding type

// declare and initialize the array of all security bindings

WS_SECURITY_BINDING* securityBindings[2] = { &sslBinding.binding, &httpAuthBinding.binding };
Here is the HTTP Header request with Authorization key and value pair

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Similarly how to send our own key and value pair in HTTP Header request. We have tried most of the options but could not find any solution.   Any help will be great full.   Thanks.

Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-25T07:22:22.0733333+00:00

@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) Check this: Declare and initialize an HTTP header authentication security binding But it still just modified the passport and username, not shows key and value pair in plain text of HTTP Header.
Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-29T06:18:12.61+00:00

@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) Hi, any ideas on that? You may run in a circle.
Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-04-30T06:08:49.0466667+00:00

Hello,

That is for Authentication part in the HTTP header. How to run it in a circle. Do I have to give It in a loop . Can you please clarify that. Thanks.
Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-30T07:13:04.7+00:00
@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) Is it just to show the keyid? Then I don't care how you get it . You just need to specify whether you want a value and how you want to assign it. Also, the option specified value must exist in the XML content.
For example, in here https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/blob/a47da3d4551b74bb8cc1f4c7447445ac594afb44/Samples/WebServices/CustomHeader/cpp/CustomHeader.cpp
It prints quantity and productName of purchaseOrder. Where did it get the purchase order header from the message? The _PurchaseOrderType* purchaseOrder. It defines in purchaseOrder.wsdl.h:

typedef struct _PurchaseOrderType { int quantity; WCHAR* productName; } _PurchaseOrderType;

The second parameter of WsGetCustomHeader represents the mapping between the C data type and the XML element And it exists in the XML content:

<xsd:element name="PurchaseOrderType"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="quantity" type="xsd:int"/> <xsd:element name="productName" type="xsd:string"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element>

What prints:
Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-05-01T19:54:59.95+00:00

Hello Tong Xu,

Can you please let me know any other alternate way of doing it. How to add More HTTP Headers (key, value) pair. This will be really of great help for me. Thanks for all your help.
Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-05-01T20:11:28.6666667+00:00

Ok Thanks Tong Xu. My requirements is keyid =[XXFRDF] should come in HTTP header request for additional authentication. Can you please confirm and let me know if this is possible. It is like adding the key, id pairs in HTTP header request like connection = [Keep-Alive]. Thanks a million for all your help.
Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-05-02T12:42:32.2933333+00:00

Ok. Thanks

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Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-02T02:45:08.8533333+00:00

@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) >

How to add More HTTP Headers (key, value) pair?

No. Part of them in http headers are encrypted.
HTTP Header is defined according to the framework as specified in [RFC2616] section 14.8.
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/pdfrfc/rfc2616.txt.pdf
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Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-05-03T09:54:03.4066667+00:00

I have a final Clarification. Please help.

Using Postman tool, we are able to send the KEY and Value in HTTP request Header as shown in the below images of request.

Below is the request format going in HTTP Header.

Is there any similar method or functionalities to add a key & value pair to the HTTP request header using Webservices.h Library. Any help from your end is really great.

Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-06T02:15:59.25+00:00

@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) I'd used postman. But I found a thread in Stackoverflow which shows Postman: How to pass an array within an http header. Hope helpful.

Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) 0 Reputation points

2024-05-06T05:38:06.1033333+00:00

Hello Tong Xu, . Thanks for responding. I want to know how to do this in SSL. I did it similarly in Postman. I wanted to do it in SSL(webservices.h). Can you please help me how to do this in SSL. My project is completely Stuck in this. Thanks for your help.

Tong Xu - MSFT 2,116 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-06T07:40:31.67+00:00

@Sriram Mahalingam (Contractor) No. I've already said
The request includes a number of fields in the HTTP message headers. The fields MUST follow the rules as specified in [RFC2616] section 4.2.
https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-wsmv/b79927c2-96be-4801-aa68-180db95593f9
You can obtain it, open it but you cannot modify it.
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I am working in SSL using webservice.h. I want to modify the HTTP header information in the request by adding Keyid = "value"

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