Thank you Andrew.
So, is it possible to avoid the serverName parameter by using jsp tag library 
method of casifying an App?

Thanks again.

----- Original Message ----
From: Andrew William Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Yale CAS mailing list <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:30:10 PM
Subject: Re: Why are serverName parameter required?


Good evening,

Your question is a good one, and one that has come up before.  It is the 
first question (and answer) in the CASFilter FAQ.

http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/CASC/CASFilter

Andrew

> First off, I realize one could user serviceUrl rather than serverName. That 
> not withstanding, I am wondering why serverName is a required parameter when 
> I use CASFilter. When a user attempts to access a protected page and the 
> request is intercepted by CASFilter, doesn't it (the filter) know what page 
> the user was trying to access (basically the service requiring 
> authentication)? Why is the filter not able to store this value and reuse it 
> rather than reconstructing the redirect url using serverName?
>
> Is there a way to configure CASFilter to not have to use it? Can I overcome 
> the mandatory serverName requirement if I use the jsp taglib method of 
> integrating to CAS (rather than using CASFilter)? I am afraid I am not 
> familiar with tag libraries and such. Excuse me if this is a naive question.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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