On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, mike danese wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:56:31 -0800 > From: mike danese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: tomcat authtentication > > Trying to get a handle on how tomcat &or tomcat-manager interact w/ InternetExplorer >usr/passwd dialog box. > I know that setting tomcat/catalina/server xml config files can invoke the IE >usr/pswd dialog box, but how > is the underlying code acomplishing it. Docs on apache/jakarta say "fix-me' on this >issue. > Could anyone give an example of how to popup an IE/mozilla usr/pswd dialog from a >jsp or a bean?? >
Presuming that you've used BASIC as your <login-method>, this will do the trick: response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED); return; which is pretty much what Tomcat's authenticator does if you ask for a protected resource and have not logged in yet. For more information on how basic authentication works, see: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt > thanksk md Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
