Evan Ireland wrote:
> > Wait, there are specifications somewhere that tell me what to name
> > fields on a web form such that automatic authentication will occur? How
> > wonderful. Where are they, and who has implemented them?
>
> From the servlet 2.2 spec:
>
> "The look and feel of the ?login screen? cannot be controlled with an HTTP browser?s
>built in
> authentication mechanisms. Therefore this specification defines a form based
>authentication
> mechanism which allows a Developer to control the look and feel of the login screens.
> The web application deployment descriptor contains entries for a login form and
>error page to be
> used with this mechanism. The login form must contain fields for the user to specify
>username and
> password. These fields must be named ?j_username? and ?j_password?, respectively."
Thank you; right under my nose as usual.
Cheers,
Laird
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