Add authentication mechanism to Java Jersey restful webservice

Question

I am using Java jersey Restful webservice.
How can I add authenication mechanism to this jersey webservice, Once its authenticated I need to ratain the session ?

Answer 1

You need to add a filter to your Jersey server that carries out authentication. Jersey provide one using Basic authentication as HttpBasicAuthFilter, and there are lots of other examples out there on the 'net using different authentication schemes.

You should not use sessions with REST, as it creates a link between multiple requests over time; every REST request should be standalone and not rely on anything that has happened previously. Each REST request should have its own authentication parameters.