Re: IBM i authentication and RESTful web service design

Kelly,

Regarding additional resources, I have begun documenting our web portal. It
is far from complete. Most of the hyperlinks are just placeholders for
future use. The URL is a temporary address. But the "Introduction" section
has content which is geared toward developers. Feel free to peruse.

http://www.radile.com:9220/rdweb/info/home.html?page=ptl/intro/intro.html&toc=ptl/toc.html

Based on previous conversations, some may be confused by your use of the
term "web services". My understanding is that you're interested in
developing "web applications", having browser user interfaces.

As "web applications" grow in complexity, how and where you manage state,
and particularly whether you manage state on the client or the server is an
important architectural consideration.

For complex applications which support browser user interfaces, it is
better to manage state on the server, in my opinion.

The Fielding dissertation on REST, is geared toward simple (basic) services
for non-browser clients.