# Restful\_authentication with web services

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-with-web-services/91155>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 5, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-with-web-services/91155 "2007-04-05T06:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![webguy7890](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e47774/32.png) [@webguy7890](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webguy7890)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-with-web-services/91155/1 "2007-04-05T06:27:51Z")

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hi,

i have a question about using rails 1.2 for restful web services.  
with the new features, it’s really easy to get the results in xml.  
however, i am struggling to have a login system to authenticate the  
user. i am trying to utilize restful\_authentication for the task.  
but i am unable to find documentation on how to use the plugin with  
xml. furthermore, once the user is authenticated, i was thinking  
about keeping the person logged in by passing a token. however, i  
don’t know how to do that with restful\_authentication as well. is  
there another plugin i should look at? any help/directions would be  
much appreciated.

thanks.