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GenerateAuthenticationHeader Function

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[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0]

Find the latest SDK documentation: CRM 2015 SDK

Returns a string that represents a correctly formed Microsoft Dynamics CRM authentication header used when making Web service calls with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web services. This is the <soap:Header> part of an XMLHttp request.

Usage

GenerateAuthenticationHeader()

Parameters

None

Returns

A String value that contains the authentication header.

Remarks

This authentication header automatically determines the appropriate authentication type to use for each deployment type: on-premise, Internet-facing deployment (IFD), or Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. For more information, see Accessing Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web Services.

Example

var soapBody = "<soap:Body>"+
 "<Execute xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/"+
 "WebServices'>"+
 "<Request xsi:type='WhoAmIRequest' />"+
 "</Execute></soap:Body>";

var soapXml = "<soap:Envelope " +
 "xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/' "+
 "xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' "+
 "xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>";
 soapXml += GenerateAuthenticationHeader();
 soapXml += soapBody;
 soapXml += "</soap:Envelope>";

See Also

Concepts

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