Because the application needs to know the identity of the user - something that jCIFS provides via its extended HttpServletRequest class's implementation of getUserPrincipal().
There is validation in the application to ensure that only valid users view the resources (ie users in an LDAP group). -----Original Message----- From: Vincent Massol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 April 2004 22:01 To: 'Cactus Users List' Subject: RE: NTLMAuthentication Hi Mike, I have personally no knowledge of NTLM. I can only suggest disabling the filter. Could you please elaborate on the reasons why you will not be able to full test your application? Thanks -Vincent > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 April 2004 10:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: NTLMAuthentication > > Has anyone managed to write an NTLMAuthentication class extending > AbstractAuthentication? I'm using jCIFS on a corporate intranet (so we > have single sign-on) but when running the unit tests authentication > fails because > of the jCIFS filter. I can obviously disable the filter, but then I can't > fully test other aspects of the application. > > Alternatively, can anyone suggest to me a better alternative? > > Mike > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For more information about Barclays Capital, please > visit our web site at http://www.barcap.com. > > > Internet communications are not secure and therefore the Barclays > Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this > message. Although the Barclays Group operates anti-virus programmes, > it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is > caused by viruses being passed. Any views or opinions presented are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the > Barclays Group. Replies to this email may be monitored by the Barclays > Group for operational or business reasons. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
