US Patent 7882547 Securely calling web services from macros

A method of securing communications between an application that includes a macro and a Web Service. The method includes an act of, at the macro, generating a request for data. The request for data comprises generating commands for retrieving data, generating security information, and embedding the commands for retrieving data and the security information in a request. The request for data is sent to the Web Service. The requested data is received from the Web Service if the security information provides appropriate authorization to receive the requested data.