Hi !!
Nic is right, I have made a mistake by sending info
not really tried.
Sorry if i have confused somebody.
Best wishes,
Andras.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nic Ferrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: HTTP authentication in a servlet?
>Balogh Andras wrote:
>>The http authentication is valid for the curent session only ( i
>think).
>>I am sure if the browser is closed the authorization box will be
>shown
>>again.
>
>Yes. That's true.
>
>>Please try waiting for 30 min. that's the usually sesssion
>invalidation time
>>than see what happens ??
>
>That's not true.
>
>Balogh is getting confused with HttpSessions.
>
>The browser should hang on to the authentication until it is closed
>
>_or_
>
>the server decides that the authentication is no longer valid.
>
>
>If the server wishes to do invalidate the authentication it just
>returns a NOT-Authenticated response to the client.
>
>You can find the response code in HttpServiceResponse.
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Mossakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 7:17 PM
>Subject: Re: HTTP authentication in a servlet?
>
>
>>This is great but how does one un-authorize people? (How to make
>browser
>show
>>the login box again?)
>>
>>dave.
>>
>>Nic Ferrier wrote:
>>
>>> >>> Oliver Springauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/6/99 12:21:01
>PM
>>> >>>
>>> >couldn't I just let my
>>> >servlet do the authentication? I'm thinking about the basic HTTP
>>> >method, with "401" response and challenge
>>>
>>> Yes, you could.
>>>
>>> >Will my web server interfere with this? Has anyone tried this?
>>>
>>> Yes. I do it quite a lot.
>>>
>>> Check out the following link on my site:
>>>
>>> http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk/Servlets/FAQ/authentication.html
>>>
>>> It will explain how to do just the servlet part.
>>>
>>> (there is a problem with the Base64 conversion I'll be posting a
>new
>>> one today some time so if you need the base64 bit wait till
>tonight or
>>> tommorow).
>>>
>>> Connecting to a database is easy too.
>>>
>>> You just try and open a Connection object with the username and
>>> password and if it doesn't raise an exception you've got an
>>> authenticated user.
>>>
>>> If you need anymore details let me know.
>>>
>>> Nic Ferrier
>>> Tapsell-Ferrier Ltd
>>> www.tapsellferrier.co.uk
>>>
>>>
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>>--
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