Passing parameters to handlers

[Brad Moore]

Hello all,

I'm writing an Axis Handler that implements the WS-Security Username 
Token spec.  For those of you that aren't familiar with it, it's a nice 
way of putting usernames and passwords in the header of a SOAP request, 
using digests, so that they are verified in a more secure manner.

I understand how you can pass parameters to a handler by registering 
properties in the .wsdd file, but I need to be able to pass a username 
and password from a Call object to the handler so that it can be 
processed and put in the header.  The username and password will then be 
verified by the handler on the other end and the service doesn't need 
the login information to perform its task.  (The service chain expects 
the login information to be in the header and not the body).

Could anybody tell me if Axis provides an elegant way to get username 
and password information to my handler from a Call object on the client 
side?

Thanks,

Brad