Adds optional HTTP Basic Authentication to Robust service connectors.

47 files changed, 519 insertions, 116 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
index e7f0ca8..89e6aa1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Web;
 using log4net;
 
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
         /// <summary>
         /// Perform a synchronous request
         /// </summary>
-        public Stream Request()
+        public Stream Request(IServiceAuth auth)
         {
             lock (_lock)
             {
@@ -307,6 +309,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
                 _request.Timeout = 200000;
                 _request.Method = RequestMethod;
                 _asyncException = null;
+                if (auth != null)
+                    auth.AddAuthorization(_request.Headers);
 
 //                IAsyncResult responseAsyncResult = _request.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseIsReadyDelegate), _request);
                 try
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
             }
         }
 
-        public Stream Request(Stream src)
+        public Stream Request(Stream src, IServiceAuth auth)
         {
             _request = (HttpWebRequest) WebRequest.Create(buildUri());
             _request.KeepAlive = false;
@@ -367,6 +371,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
             _request.Method = RequestMethod;
             _asyncException = null;
             _request.ContentLength = src.Length;
+            if (auth != null)
+                auth.AddAuthorization(_request.Headers);
 
             m_log.InfoFormat("[REST]: Request Length {0}", _request.ContentLength);
             m_log.InfoFormat("[REST]: Sending Web Request {0}", buildUri());
@@ -384,7 +390,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
                 length = src.Read(buf, 0, 1024);
             }
 
-            _response = (HttpWebResponse) _request.GetResponse();
+            try
+            {
+                _response = (HttpWebResponse)_request.GetResponse();
+            }
+            catch (WebException e)
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[REST]: Request {0} {1} failed with status {2} and message {3}",
+                                  RequestMethod, _request.RequestUri, e.Status, e.Message);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat(
+                    "[REST]: Request {0} {1} failed with exception {2} {3}",
+                    RequestMethod, _request.RequestUri, e.Message, e.StackTrace);
+            }
+        
 
 //            IAsyncResult responseAsyncResult = _request.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseIsReadyDelegate), _request);
 
@@ -423,7 +444,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
             try
             {
                 // Perform the operation; if sucessful set the result
-                Stream s = Request();
+                Stream s = Request(null);
                 ar.SetAsCompleted(s, false);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseStreamHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseStreamHandler.cs
index 252cc2a..f160734 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseStreamHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseStreamHandler.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
  */
 
 using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
 {
@@ -37,15 +39,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
     /// </remarks>
     public abstract class BaseStreamHandler : BaseRequestHandler, IStreamedRequestHandler
     {
-        protected BaseStreamHandler(string httpMethod, string path) : this(httpMethod, path, null, null) {}
+        protected IServiceAuth m_Auth;
+
+        protected BaseStreamHandler(string httpMethod, string path) : this(httpMethod, path, null, null) { }
 
         protected BaseStreamHandler(string httpMethod, string path, string name, string description)
             : base(httpMethod, path, name, description) {}
 
+        protected BaseStreamHandler(string httpMethod, string path, IServiceAuth auth)
+            : base(httpMethod, path, null, null) 
+        {
+            m_Auth = auth;
+        }
+
         public virtual byte[] Handle(
             string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
             RequestsReceived++;
+            if (m_Auth != null && !m_Auth.Authenticate(httpRequest.Headers, httpResponse.AddHeader))
+            {
+                
+                httpResponse.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized;
+                httpResponse.ContentType = "text/plain";
+                return new byte[0];
+            }
 
             byte[] result = ProcessRequest(path, request, httpRequest, httpResponse);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/BasicHttpAuthentication.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/BasicHttpAuthentication.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33a045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/BasicHttpAuthentication.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+using Nini.Config;
+using log4net;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth
+{
+    public class BasicHttpAuthentication : IServiceAuth
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private string m_Username, m_Password;
+        private string m_CredentialsB64;
+
+        private string remove_me;
+
+        public string Credentials
+        {
+            get { return m_CredentialsB64; }
+        }
+
+        public BasicHttpAuthentication(IConfigSource config, string section)
+        {
+            remove_me = section;
+            m_Username = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "HttpAuthUsername", new string[] { "Network", section }, string.Empty);
+            m_Password = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "HttpAuthPassword", new string[] { "Network", section }, string.Empty); 
+            string str = m_Username + ":" + m_Password;
+            byte[] encData_byte = Util.UTF8.GetBytes(str);
+
+            m_CredentialsB64 = Convert.ToBase64String(encData_byte);
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[HTTP BASIC AUTH]: {0} {1} [{2}]", m_Username, m_Password, section);
+        }
+
+        public void AddAuthorization(NameValueCollection headers)
+        {
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[HTTP BASIC AUTH]: Adding authorization for {0}", remove_me);
+            headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + m_CredentialsB64;
+        }
+
+        public bool Authenticate(string data)
+        {
+            string recovered = Util.Base64ToString(data);
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(recovered))
+            {
+                string[] parts = recovered.Split(new char[] { ':' });
+                if (parts.Length >= 2)
+                {
+                    return m_Username.Equals(parts[0]) && m_Password.Equals(parts[1]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public bool Authenticate(NameValueCollection requestHeaders, AddHeaderDelegate d)
+        {
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[HTTP BASIC AUTH]: Authenticate in {0}", remove_me);
+            if (requestHeaders != null)
+            {
+                string value = requestHeaders.Get("Authorization");
+                if (value != null)
+                {
+                    value = value.Trim();
+                    if (value.StartsWith("Basic "))
+                    {
+                        value = value.Replace("Basic ", string.Empty);
+                        if (Authenticate(value))
+                            return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            d("WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm = \"Asset Server\"");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/IServiceAuth.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/IServiceAuth.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..415dc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/IServiceAuth.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth
+{
+    public delegate void AddHeaderDelegate(string key, string value);
+
+    public interface  IServiceAuth
+    {
+        bool Authenticate(string data);
+        bool Authenticate(NameValueCollection headers, AddHeaderDelegate d);
+        void AddAuthorization(NameValueCollection headers);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/ServiceAuth.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/ServiceAuth.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc32d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ServiceAuth/ServiceAuth.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+using Nini.Config;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth
+{
+    public class ServiceAuth
+    {
+        public static IServiceAuth Create(IConfigSource config, string section)
+        {
+            string authType = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "AuthType", new string[] { "Network", section }, "None");
+
+            switch (authType)
+            {
+                case "BasicHttpAuthentication":
+                    return new BasicHttpAuthentication(config, section);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
index 0970fd1..e614fd5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ using Nwc.XmlRpc;
 using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
 using XMLResponseHelper = OpenSim.Framework.SynchronousRestObjectRequester.XMLResponseHelper;
 
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -773,6 +775,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 string requestUrl, TRequest obj, Action<TResponse> action,
                 int maxConnections)
         {
+            MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, action, maxConnections, null);
+        }
+
+        public static void MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb,
+                string requestUrl, TRequest obj, Action<TResponse> action,
+                int maxConnections, IServiceAuth auth)
+        {
             int reqnum = WebUtil.RequestNumber++;
 
             if (WebUtil.DebugLevel >= 3)
@@ -786,6 +795,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
             WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(requestUrl);
             HttpWebRequest ht = (HttpWebRequest)request;
+
+            if (auth != null)
+                auth.AddAuthorization(ht.Headers);
+
             if (maxConnections > 0 && ht.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit < maxConnections)
                 ht.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = maxConnections;
 
@@ -969,7 +982,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         ///
         /// <exception cref="System.Net.WebException">Thrown if we encounter a network issue while posting
         /// the request.  You'll want to make sure you deal with this as they're not uncommon</exception>
-        public static string MakeRequest(string verb, string requestUrl, string obj, int timeoutsecs)
+        public static string MakeRequest(string verb, string requestUrl, string obj, int timeoutsecs, IServiceAuth auth)
         {
             int reqnum = WebUtil.RequestNumber++;
 
@@ -984,6 +997,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             request.Method = verb;
             if (timeoutsecs > 0)
                 request.Timeout = timeoutsecs * 1000;
+
+            if (auth != null)
+                auth.AddAuthorization(request.Headers);
+
             string respstring = String.Empty;
 
             using (MemoryStream buffer = new MemoryStream())
@@ -1068,10 +1085,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return respstring;
         }
 
+        public static string MakeRequest(string verb, string requestUrl, string obj, int timeoutsecs)
+        {
+            return MakeRequest(verb, requestUrl, obj, timeoutsecs, null);
+        }
+
         public static string MakeRequest(string verb, string requestUrl, string obj)
         {
             return MakeRequest(verb, requestUrl, obj, -1);
         }
+
+        public static string MakeRequest(string verb, string requestUrl, string obj, IServiceAuth auth)
+        {
+            return MakeRequest(verb, requestUrl, obj, -1, auth);
+        }
     }
 
     public class SynchronousRestObjectRequester
@@ -1094,6 +1121,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, 0);
         }
 
+        public static TResponse MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb, string requestUrl, TRequest obj, IServiceAuth auth)
+        {
+            return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, 0, auth);
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// Perform a synchronous REST request.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1112,7 +1143,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, pTimeout, 0);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        public static TResponse MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb, string requestUrl, TRequest obj, int pTimeout, IServiceAuth auth)
+        {
+            return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, pTimeout, 0, auth);
+        }
+
         /// Perform a synchronous REST request.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="verb"></param>
@@ -1128,6 +1163,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// </returns>
         public static TResponse MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb, string requestUrl, TRequest obj, int pTimeout, int maxConnections)
         {
+            return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, pTimeout, maxConnections, null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Perform a synchronous REST request.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="verb"></param>
+        /// <param name="requestUrl"></param>
+        /// <param name="obj"></param>
+        /// <param name="pTimeout">
+        /// Request timeout in milliseconds.  Timeout.Infinite indicates no timeout.  If 0 is passed then the default HttpWebRequest timeout is used (100 seconds)
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="maxConnections"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The response.  If there was an internal exception or the request timed out, 
+        /// then the default(TResponse) is returned.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static TResponse MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb, string requestUrl, TRequest obj, int pTimeout, int maxConnections, IServiceAuth auth)
+        {
             int reqnum = WebUtil.RequestNumber++;
 
             if (WebUtil.DebugLevel >= 3)
@@ -1143,6 +1197,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(requestUrl);
             HttpWebRequest ht = (HttpWebRequest)request;
 
+            if (auth != null)
+                auth.AddAuthorization(ht.Headers);
+
             if (pTimeout != 0)
                 ht.Timeout = pTimeout;
 
@@ -1221,8 +1278,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 {
                     using (HttpWebResponse hwr = (HttpWebResponse)e.Response)
                     {
-                        if (hwr != null && hwr.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
-                            return deserial;
+                        if (hwr != null)
+                        {
+                            if (hwr.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+                                return deserial;
+                            if (hwr.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
+                            {
+                                m_log.Error(string.Format(
+                                    "[SynchronousRestObjectRequester]: Web request {0} requires authentication ",
+                                    requestUrl));
+                                return deserial;
+                            }
+                        }
                         else
                             m_log.Error(string.Format(
                                 "[SynchronousRestObjectRequester]: WebException for {0} {1} {2} ",
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/BakedTextures/XBakesModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/BakedTextures/XBakesModule.cs
index af8a0c1..780d17b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/BakedTextures/XBakesModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/BakedTextures/XBakesModule.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Reflection;
 using log4net;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.BakedTextures
         private string m_URL = String.Empty;
         private static XmlSerializer m_serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(AssetBase));
 
-
+        private static IServiceAuth m_Auth;
 
         public void Initialise(IConfigSource configSource)
         {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.BakedTextures
                 return;
 
             m_URL = config.GetString("URL", String.Empty);
+            m_Auth = ServiceAuth.Create(configSource, "XBakes");
         }
 
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.BakedTextures
 
             try
             {
-                Stream s = rc.Request();
+                Stream s = rc.Request(m_Auth);
                 XmlTextReader sr = new XmlTextReader(s);
 
                 sr.ReadStartElement("BakedAppearance");
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.BakedTextures
             Util.FireAndForget(
                 delegate
                 {
-                    rc.Request(reqStream);
+                    rc.Request(reqStream, m_Auth);
                 }
             );
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
index 0c0a7aa..4a06f6e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/DataSnapshot/DataSnapshotManager.cs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.DataSnapshot
                 cli.RequestMethod = "GET";
                 try
                 {
-                    reply = cli.Request();
+                    reply = cli.Request(null);
                 }
                 catch (WebException)
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
index 9b86986..df9a51b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
@@ -83,9 +84,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
                     allowedRemoteDeleteTypes = AllowedRemoteDeleteTypes.MapTile;
             }
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerGetHandler(m_AssetService));
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerPostHandler(m_AssetService));
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerDeleteHandler(m_AssetService, allowedRemoteDeleteTypes));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerGetHandler(m_AssetService, auth));
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerPostHandler(m_AssetService, auth));
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetServerDeleteHandler(m_AssetService, allowedRemoteDeleteTypes, auth));
             server.AddStreamHandler(new AssetsExistHandler(m_AssetService));
 
             MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("Assets", false,
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerDeleteHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerDeleteHandler.cs
index 941b97d..d85d471 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerDeleteHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerDeleteHandler.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             m_allowedTypes = allowedTypes;
         }
 
+        public AssetServerDeleteHandler(IAssetService service, AllowedRemoteDeleteTypes allowedTypes, IServiceAuth auth) :
+            base("DELETE", "/assets", auth)
+        {
+            m_AssetService = service;
+            m_allowedTypes = allowedTypes;
+        }
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerGetHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerGetHandler.cs
index ed3b4af..500ec50 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerGetHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerGetHandler.cs
@@ -38,19 +38,26 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
 {
     public class AssetServerGetHandler : BaseStreamHandler
     {
-        // private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         private IAssetService m_AssetService;
 
         public AssetServerGetHandler(IAssetService service) :
                 base("GET", "/assets")
         {
+            m_AssetService = service; 
+        }
+
+        public AssetServerGetHandler(IAssetService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+            base("GET", "/assets", auth)
+        {
             m_AssetService = service;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerPostHandler.cs
index a77e67d..1c706a7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             m_AssetService = service;
         }
 
+        public AssetServerPostHandler(IAssetService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+            base("POST", "/assets", auth)
+        {
+            m_AssetService = service;
+        }
+
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetsExistHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetsExistHandler.cs
index 6d01f86..32901b3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetsExistHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetsExistHandler.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             m_AssetService = service;
         }
 
+        public AssetsExistHandler(IAssetService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+            base("POST", "/get_assets_exist", auth)
+        {
+            m_AssetService = service;
+        }
+
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
             XmlSerializer xs;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerConnector.cs
index 848a037..c9a8dce 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerConnector.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Authentication
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_AuthenticationService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAuthenticationService>(authenticationService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new AuthenticationServerPostHandler(m_AuthenticationService, serverConfig));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new AuthenticationServerPostHandler(m_AuthenticationService, serverConfig, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
index 16e011a..e258dde 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -55,10 +56,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Authentication
         private bool m_AllowSetPassword = false;
 
         public AuthenticationServerPostHandler(IAuthenticationService service) :
-                this(service, null) {}
+                this(service, null, null) {}
 
-        public AuthenticationServerPostHandler(IAuthenticationService service, IConfig config) :
-                base("POST", "/auth")
+        public AuthenticationServerPostHandler(IAuthenticationService service, IConfig config, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/auth", auth)
         {
             m_AuthenticationService = service;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Authentication
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
+            m_log.Error("[XXX]: Authenticating...");
             string[] p = SplitParams(path);
 
             if (p.Length > 0)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerConnector.cs
index 9a57cd9..1831e84 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerConnector.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_AvatarService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAvatarService>(avatarService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new AvatarServerPostHandler(m_AvatarService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new AvatarServerPostHandler(m_AvatarService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
index d6bbb8f..59dbed4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
 
         private IAvatarService m_AvatarService;
 
-        public AvatarServerPostHandler(IAvatarService service) :
-                base("POST", "/avatar")
+        public AvatarServerPostHandler(IAvatarService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/avatar", auth)
         {
             m_AvatarService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesGetHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesGetHandler.cs
index fb4b794..9e703f1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesGetHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesGetHandler.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.BakedTextures
@@ -50,14 +51,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.BakedTextures
         private System.Text.UTF8Encoding utf8 =
                 new System.Text.UTF8Encoding();
 
-        public BakesServerGetHandler(IBakedTextureService service) :
-                base("GET", "/bakes")
+        public BakesServerGetHandler(IBakedTextureService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("GET", "/bakes", auth)
         {
             m_BakesService = service;
         }
 
-        public override byte[] Handle(string path, Stream request,
-                IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
+        protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(
+            string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
             string[] p = SplitParams(path);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesHandler.cs
index 7bf7641..4c12967 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesHandler.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -59,8 +60,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.BakedTextures
             m_BakesService =
                     ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IBakedTextureService>(assetService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new BakesServerGetHandler(m_BakesService));
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new BakesServerPostHandler(m_BakesService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+            
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new BakesServerGetHandler(m_BakesService, auth));
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new BakesServerPostHandler(m_BakesService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
index 69adb7f..1aacbc9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
@@ -38,27 +38,28 @@ using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.BakedTextures
 {
     public class BakesServerPostHandler : BaseStreamHandler
     {
-        // private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         private IBakedTextureService m_BakesService;
 
         private System.Text.UTF8Encoding utf8 =
                 new System.Text.UTF8Encoding();
 
-        public BakesServerPostHandler(IBakedTextureService service) :
-                base("POST", "/bakes")
+        public BakesServerPostHandler(IBakedTextureService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/bakes", auth)
         {
             m_BakesService = service;
         }
 
-        public override byte[] Handle(string path, Stream request,
-                IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
+        protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(
+            string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
             string[] p = SplitParams(path);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendServerConnector.cs
index 5784bdf..b0e6c7d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendServerConnector.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Friends
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_FriendsService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IFriendsService>(theService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new FriendsServerPostHandler(m_FriendsService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new FriendsServerPostHandler(m_FriendsService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
index ca0a24c..d442443 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using FriendInfo = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.FriendInfo;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Friends
 
         private IFriendsService m_FriendsService;
 
-        public FriendsServerPostHandler(IFriendsService service) :
-                base("POST", "/friends")
+        public FriendsServerPostHandler(IFriendsService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/friends", auth)
         {
             m_FriendsService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerConnector.cs
index 14daf12..6eb6a79 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerConnector.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Grid
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_GridService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridService>(gridService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new GridServerPostHandler(m_GridService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new GridServerPostHandler(m_GridService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
index 37ca5a4..dda4756 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Grid
 
         private IGridService m_GridService;
 
-        public GridServerPostHandler(IGridService service) :
-                base("POST", "/grid")
+        public GridServerPostHandler(IGridService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/grid", auth)
         {
             m_GridService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerConnector.cs
index 66f35e3..1e29378 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerConnector.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.GridUser
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_GridUserService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridUserService>(service, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new GridUserServerPostHandler(m_GridUserService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName); ;
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new GridUserServerPostHandler(m_GridUserService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
index 0b98e9a..006f6ab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.GridUser
 
         private IGridUserService m_GridUserService;
 
-        public GridUserServerPostHandler(IGridUserService service) :
-                base("POST", "/griduser")
+        public GridUserServerPostHandler(IGridUserService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/griduser", auth)
         {
             m_GridUserService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
index ce975a8..7283237 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
@@ -71,7 +72,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             m_InventoryService =
                     ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IInventoryService>(inventoryService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new XInventoryConnectorPostHandler(m_InventoryService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new XInventoryConnectorPostHandler(m_InventoryService, auth));
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
 
         private IInventoryService m_InventoryService;
 
-        public XInventoryConnectorPostHandler(IInventoryService service) :
-                base("POST", "/xinventory")
+        public XInventoryConnectorPostHandler(IInventoryService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/xinventory", auth)
         {
             m_InventoryService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
index 4d1729e..a896fdb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.MapImage
                 m_log.InfoFormat("[MAP IMAGE HANDLER]: GridService check is OFF");
 
             bool proxy = serverConfig.GetBoolean("HasProxy", false);
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new MapServerPostHandler(m_MapService, m_GridService, proxy));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new MapServerPostHandler(m_MapService, m_GridService, proxy, auth));
 
         }
     }
@@ -91,8 +93,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.MapImage
         private IGridService m_GridService;
         bool m_Proxy;
 
-        public MapServerPostHandler(IMapImageService service, IGridService grid, bool proxy) :
-            base("POST", "/map")
+        public MapServerPostHandler(IMapImageService service, IGridService grid, bool proxy, IServiceAuth auth) :
+            base("POST", "/map", auth)
         {
             m_MapService = service;
             m_GridService = grid;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerConnector.cs
index 899cd8f..7a63c36 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerConnector.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Presence
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Presence
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_PresenceService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IPresenceService>(gridService, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new PresenceServerPostHandler(m_PresenceService));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new PresenceServerPostHandler(m_PresenceService, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerPostHandler.cs
index abb4b19..0b3b961 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Presence/PresenceServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Presence
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Presence
 
         private IPresenceService m_PresenceService;
 
-        public PresenceServerPostHandler(IPresenceService service) :
-                base("POST", "/presence")
+        public PresenceServerPostHandler(IPresenceService service, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/presence", auth)
         {
             m_PresenceService = service;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerConnector.cs
index 344b513..e95e3dc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerConnector.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.UserAccounts
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.UserAccounts
             Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
             m_UserAccountService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IUserAccountService>(service, args);
 
-            server.AddStreamHandler(new UserAccountServerPostHandler(m_UserAccountService, serverConfig));
+            IServiceAuth auth = ServiceAuth.Create(config, m_ConfigName);
+
+            server.AddStreamHandler(new UserAccountServerPostHandler(m_UserAccountService, serverConfig, auth));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
index 24c9de6..c87e022 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.UserAccounts
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.UserAccounts
         private bool m_AllowSetAccount = false;
 
         public UserAccountServerPostHandler(IUserAccountService service)
-            : this(service, null) {}
+            : this(service, null, null) {}
 
-        public UserAccountServerPostHandler(IUserAccountService service, IConfig config) :
-                base("POST", "/accounts")
+        public UserAccountServerPostHandler(IUserAccountService service, IConfig config, IServiceAuth auth) :
+                base("POST", "/accounts", auth)
         {
             m_UserAccountService = service;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
index 2ba8e04..0996acb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class AssetServicesConnector : IAssetService
+    public class AssetServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IAssetService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         }
 
         public AssetServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
+            : base(source, "AssetService")
         {
             Initialise(source);
         }
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 //                    = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>(
 //                        "GET", uri, 0, m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency);
 
-                asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>("GET", uri, 0);
+                asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetBase>("GET", uri, 0, m_Auth);
 
                 if (m_Cache != null)
                     m_Cache.Cache(asset);
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id + "/metadata";
 
-            AssetMetadata asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetMetadata>("GET", uri, 0);
+            AssetMetadata asset = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, AssetMetadata>("GET", uri, 0, m_Auth);
             return asset;
         }
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             rc.RequestMethod = "GET";
 
-            Stream s = rc.Request();
+            Stream s = rc.Request(m_Auth);
 
             if (s == null)
                 return null;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                                 m_AssetHandlers.Remove(id);
                             }
                             handlers.Invoke(a);
-                        }, m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency);
+                        }, m_maxAssetRequestConcurrency, m_Auth);
                     
                     success = true;
                 }
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             bool[] exist = null;
             try
             {
-                exist = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<string[], bool[]>("POST", uri, ids);
+                exist = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<string[], bool[]>("POST", uri, ids, m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             string newID;
             try
             {
-                newID = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, string>("POST", uri, asset);
+                newID = SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, string>("POST", uri, asset, m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
 
-            if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, bool>("POST", uri, asset))
+            if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<AssetBase, bool>("POST", uri, asset, m_Auth))
             {
                 if (m_Cache != null)
                     m_Cache.Cache(asset);
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/assets/" + id;
 
-            if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, bool>("DELETE", uri, 0))
+            if (SynchronousRestObjectRequester.MakeRequest<int, bool>("DELETE", uri, 0, m_Auth))
             {
                 if (m_Cache != null)
                     m_Cache.Expire(id);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
index 2b77154..56b6434 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authentication/AuthenticationServicesConnector.cs
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class AuthenticationServicesConnector : IAuthenticationService
+    public class AuthenticationServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IAuthenticationService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         }
 
         public AuthenticationServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
+            : base(source, "AuthenticationService")
         {
             Initialise(source);
         }
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("Authentication connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
+            base.Initialise(source, "AuthenticationService");
         }
 
         public string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime)
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                     m_ServerURI + "/auth/plain",
-                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(
                     reply);
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
         public bool Verify(UUID principalID, string token, int lifetime)
         {
+            m_log.Error("[XXX]: Verify");
             Dictionary<string, object> sendData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
             sendData["LIFETIME"] = lifetime.ToString();
             sendData["PRINCIPAL"] = principalID.ToString();
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                     m_ServerURI + "/auth/plain",
-                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(
                     reply);
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                     m_ServerURI + "/auth/plain",
-                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                    ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(
                     reply);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
index ddfca57..3f44efa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Avatar/AvatarServicesConnector.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 using IAvatarService = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.IAvatarService;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class AvatarServicesConnector : IAvatarService
+    public class AvatarServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IAvatarService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         }
 
         public AvatarServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
+            : base(source, "AvatarService")
         {
             Initialise(source);
         }
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("Avatar connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
+            base.Initialise(source, "AvatarService");
         }
 
 
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: GetAgent received null or empty reply");
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[AVATAR CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/BaseServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/BaseServiceConnector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98cd489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/BaseServiceConnector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
+
+using Nini.Config;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
+{
+    public class BaseServiceConnector
+    {
+        protected IServiceAuth m_Auth;
+
+        public BaseServiceConnector() { }
+
+        public BaseServiceConnector(IConfigSource config, string section)
+        {
+            Initialise(config, section);
+        }
+
+        public void Initialise(IConfigSource config, string section)
+        {
+            string authType = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "AuthType", new string[] { "Network", section }, "None");
+
+            switch (authType)
+            {
+                case "BasicHttpAuthentication":
+                    m_Auth = new BasicHttpAuthentication(config, section);
+                    break;
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
index b1dd84e..74851a9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using FriendInfo = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.FriendInfo;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
 {
-    public class FriendsServicesConnector : IFriendsService
+    public class FriendsServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IFriendsService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
                 throw new Exception("Friends connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+            base.Initialise(source, "FriendsService");
         }
 
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
 
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/friends";
             try
             {
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Friends
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/friends";
             try
             {
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
index 0f5a613..7f86cff 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/GridServicesConnector.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class GridServicesConnector : IGridService
+    public class GridServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IGridService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("Grid connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
+            base.Initialise(source, "GridService");
         }
 
 
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: queryString = {0}", reqString);
             try
             {
-                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             try
             {
                 string reply
-                    = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                    = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             try
             {
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString);
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, reqString, m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             string uri = m_ServerURI + "/grid";
             try
             {
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST", uri, ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: reply was {0}", reply);
             }
@@ -479,7 +482,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: reply was {0}", reply);
             }
@@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: reply was {0}", reply);
             }
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: reply was {0}", reply);
             }
@@ -634,7 +637,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID CONNECTOR]: reply was {0}", reply);
             }
@@ -685,7 +688,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                        ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/GridUser/GridUserServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/GridUser/GridUserServicesConnector.cs
index 1a62d2f..ffdd94a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/GridUser/GridUserServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/GridUser/GridUserServicesConnector.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class GridUserServicesConnector : IGridUserService
+    public class GridUserServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IGridUserService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("GridUser connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+            base.Initialise(source, "GridUserService");
         }
 
 
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -243,7 +247,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID USER CONNECTOR]: GetGridUserInfo received null or empty reply");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
index 85d105e..f86d2f1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class XInventoryServicesConnector : IInventoryService
+    public class XInventoryServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IInventoryService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         }
 
         public XInventoryServicesConnector(IConfigSource source)
+            : base(source, "InventoryService")
         {
             Initialise(source);
         }
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             lock (m_Lock)
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                          m_ServerURI + "/xinventory",
-                         ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+                         ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData), m_Auth);
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(
                     reply);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
index 725204d..677825e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/MapImage/MapImageServicesConnector.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenMetaverse;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class MapImageServicesConnector : IMapImageService
+    public class MapImageServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IMapImageService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI.TrimEnd('/');
+            base.Initialise(source, "MapImageService");
         }
 
         public bool RemoveMapTile(int x, int y, out string reason)
@@ -101,7 +103,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
index f7d8c53..aade714 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class PresenceServicesConnector : IPresenceService
+    public class PresenceServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IPresenceService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("Presence connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
+            base.Initialise(source, "PresenceService");
         }
 
 
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString, 
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -193,7 +198,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -238,7 +244,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
@@ -283,7 +290,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: GetAgent received null or empty reply");
@@ -327,7 +335,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: GetAgents received null or empty reply");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
index 8110fe5..3f61d9a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/UserAccounts/UserAccountServicesConnector.cs
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.ServiceAuth;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 {
-    public class UserAccountServicesConnector : IUserAccountService
+    public class UserAccountServicesConnector : BaseServiceConnector, IUserAccountService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 throw new Exception("User account connector init error");
             }
             m_ServerURI = serviceURI;
+
+            base.Initialise(source, "UserAccountService");
         }
 
         public virtual UserAccount GetUserAccount(UUID scopeID, string firstName, string lastName)
@@ -144,7 +147,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: GetUserAccounts received null or empty reply");
@@ -224,7 +228,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply == null || (reply != null && reply == string.Empty))
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[ACCOUNT CONNECTOR]: GetUserAccount received null or empty reply");
@@ -260,7 +265,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             {
                 string reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                         uri,
-                        reqString);
+                        reqString,
+                        m_Auth);
                 if (reply != string.Empty)
                 {
                     Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index f3cd603..3f9aed6 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -470,6 +470,16 @@
     ;; web server
     ; user_agent = "OpenSim LSL (Mozilla Compatible)"
 
+        ;; The follow 3 variables are for HTTP Basic Authentication for the Robust services.
+        ;; Use this if your central services in port 8003 need to be accessible on the Internet
+        ;; but you want to protect them from unauthorized access. The username and password
+        ;; here need to match the ones in the Robust service configuration.
+    ; AuthType = "BasicHttpAuthentication"
+    ; HttpAuthUsername = "some_username"
+    ; HttpAuthPassword = "some_password"
+        ;;
+        ;; Any of these 3 variables above can be overriden in any of the service sections.
+
 
 [XMLRPC]
     ;# {XmlRpcRouterModule} {} {Module used to route incoming llRemoteData calls} {XmlRpcRouterModule XmlRpcGridRouterModule} XmlRpcRouterModule
diff --git a/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example b/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
index e385200..aaa78ff 100644
--- a/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
+++ b/bin/Robust.HG.ini.example
@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ HGAssetServiceConnector = "HGAssetService@8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:Asset
     ; Password for cert
     ; cert_pass = "password"
 
+        ;; The follow 3 variables are for HTTP Basic Authentication for the Robust services.
+        ;; Use this if your central services in port 8003 need to be accessible on the Internet
+        ;; but you want to protect them from unauthorized access.
+    ; AuthType = "BasicHttpAuthentication"
+    ; HttpAuthUsername = "some_username"
+    ; HttpAuthPassword = "some_password"
+        ;;
+        ;; AuthType above can be overriden in any of the service sections below by
+        ; AuthType = "None"
+        ;; This is useful in cases where you want to protect most of the services,
+        ;; but unprotect individual services. Username and Password can also be
+        ;; overriden if you want to use different credentials for the different services.
+        ;; Hypgergrid services are not affected by this; they are publicly available 
+        ;; by design.
+
 
 ; * The following are for the remote console
 ; * They have no effect for the local or basic console types
diff --git a/bin/Robust.ini.example b/bin/Robust.ini.example
index 2f1a627..203c0e0 100644
--- a/bin/Robust.ini.example
+++ b/bin/Robust.ini.example
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ MapGetServiceConnector = "8002/OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:MapGetServiceConnecto
     ; Password for cert
     ; cert_pass = "password"
 
+        ;; The follow 3 variables are for HTTP Basic Authentication for the Robust services.
+        ;; Use this if your central services in port 8003 need to be accessible on the Internet
+        ;; but you want to protect them from unauthorized access.
+    ; AuthType = "BasicHttpAuthentication"
+    ; HttpAuthUsername = "some_username"
+    ; HttpAuthPassword = "some_password"
+        ;;
+        ;; AuthType above can be overriden in any of the service sections below by
+        ; AuthType = "None"
+        ;; This is useful in cases where you want to protect most of the services,
+        ;; but unprotect individual services. Username and Password can also be
+        ;; overriden if you want to use different credentials for the different services.
+
 
 ; * The following are for the remote console
 ; * They have no effect for the local or basic console types
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 9a419eb..c35b98e 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
       <Files>
         <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="false"/>
         <Match path="Client" pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
+        <Match path="ServiceAuth" pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
       </Files>
     </Project>