Webservice: Auth

authentication operations

Index		Method		Request(s)		Response		Description

1		login		username password				starts a new session; returns the session identifier(SID)

2		renew		sid				renews an existing session

3		logout		sid				closes a session

4		valid		sid				checks if a SID is valid; returns true only if the session is valid

Method #1: login

starts a new session; returns the session identifier(SID)

Request

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

username		String		Y

password		String		Y

Response

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

		String		Y

Method #2: renew

renews an existing session

Request

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

sid		String		Y				the session identifier

Method #3: logout

closes a session

Request

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

sid		String		Y				the session identifier

Method #4: valid

checks if a SID is valid; returns true only if the session is valid

Request

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

sid		String		Y				the session identifier

Response

Name		Type		Required		Multiple		Description

		Boolean		Y