Automatic authentication when accessing a servlet ?????????

["Halcyon62 ." <ha...@hotmail.com>]

Hi

Is it possible to incorporate the j_username & j_password (used by the 
servlet "j_security_check") in the request to authenticate the caller and 
then, grant access to the servlet that i am trying to access ?????

I explain the context:

I have a servlet that allows the caller to download of log files. I can 
download these logs using my browser, enter the address and then select the 
log I want.

Now, I want to get these log automatically. I built an external component to 
perform that (it's a requirement i have). The external component builds the 
HTTP request and sends it to Tomcat. If the security constraint it commented 
out, it works perfectely. But if the security constraint is on, it does not 
work because Tomcat is trying to popup a login page, waiting for username & 
password.

Then, is it possible to incorporate the j_username & j_password (used by the 
servlet "j_security_check") in the request to authenticate the caller and 
then, grant access to the servlet that i am trying to access ?????

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Re: Automatic authentication when accessing a servlet ?????????

[Parsons Technical Services <pa...@earthlink.net>]

Is this for a few users or a bunch?

If it is a few users then HTTPS Client authentication may work.

But more likely what will fit your plan is to use form authentication. If
you are getting a prompt for name and password then you are using basic
authentication. See SRV .12.5 in the Servlet 2.4 spec. For examples the TC
manager uses basic where the admin uses form.

Doug
www.parsonstechnical.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Halcyon62 ." <ha...@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 4:32 PM
Subject: Automatic authentication when accessing a servlet ?????????


> Hi
>
> Is it possible to incorporate the j_username & j_password (used by the
> servlet "j_security_check") in the request to authenticate the caller and
> then, grant access to the servlet that i am trying to access ?????
>
> I explain the context:
>
> I have a servlet that allows the caller to download of log files. I can
> download these logs using my browser, enter the address and then select
the
> log I want.
>
> Now, I want to get these log automatically. I built an external component
to
> perform that (it's a requirement i have). The external component builds
the
> HTTP request and sends it to Tomcat. If the security constraint it
commented
> out, it works perfectely. But if the security constraint is on, it does
not
> work because Tomcat is trying to popup a login page, waiting for username
&
> password.
>
> Then, is it possible to incorporate the j_username & j_password (used by
the
> servlet "j_security_check") in the request to authenticate the caller and
> then, grant access to the servlet that i am trying to access ?????
>
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