Service URL

https://authz.mapws.mit.edu

Service WSDL

https://authz.mapws.mit.edu/uaws/services/ua?wsdl

Security

This service requires client authentication. Applications wishing to use this service must obtain an application certifcate.

SLA

more to come...

Description

Uses Roles DB to answer the question "can x do y with z?" and to get user auths.
 
There are 2 exposed API's.

• listAuthorizationsByPerson
  • given a Kerberos principal, what are the ROLES authorizations?

  • listAuthorizationsByPerson(String UserName, String category, boolean isActive, boolean willExpand, String applicationName, String proxyUserName) and returns an array of authorization objects

• isUserAuthorized
  • Does a specified Kerberos principal have the ROLES authorization for a given function, qualifier and category?

• • isUserAuthorized(String UserName, String function_category, String function_name, String qualifier_code, String proxyUserName) and returns a boolean value.