Re-authentication in secure web service conversations

A system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive, at a client application, a first request to send a first web service message to a web service application or group of web services;
• retrieve existing communication session information having the same sharing characteristics as the first request,
• wherein the sharing characteristics of the first request include web service environment information associated with the client application and request information associated with the first request, and
• the environment information, the request information, or a combination thereof includes first user credentials of a first user;
• include the user credentials of the first user in the message and in each subsequent message communicated using the existing communication session information;
• and
• communicate the web service message to the web service application or group of web services using the existing communication session information.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium for a computer system, the non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions executable by a processor, the series of instructions comprising:

• instructions that cause the processor to receive, at a client application, a first request to send a first web service message to a web service application or group of web services;
• instructions that cause the processor to retrieve existing communication session information having the same sharing characteristics as the first request,
• wherein the sharing characteristics of the first request include web service environment information associated with the client application and request information associated with the first request, and
• the environment information, the request information, or a combination thereof includes first user credentials of a first user;
• instructions that cause the processor to include the user credentials of the first user in the message and in each subsequent message communicated using the existing communication session information;
• and
• instructions that cause the processor to communicate the web service message to the web service application or group of web services using the existing communication session information.