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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Brian George <bg...@sandwell.com> on 2001/05/24 02:54:28 UTC

RE: Please help. Accessing protected url from java when using form based authentication

Please help. Accessing protected url from java when using form based
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Roytman, Alex [mailto:roytmana@peacetech.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:26 PM
  To: 'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
  Subject: Please help. Accessing protected url from java when using form
based authentication

  I need to access a protected resource on my web site from java. I use form
based authentication and I was hoping that following sequence will make it
but it dos not

  1. Open url to protected resource. get JSESSIONID from headers
  2. Post to /mycontext/login/j_security_check with cookie set to
JSESSIONID=<session id from prev step> and name and password as POST
parameters

  3. Access protected resource again using the same session id

  Any help is greatly appreciated

  Alex