>>> Constantin Nickonov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26-Jan-00 5:41:37 PM
>>>
>I'm having difficulty getting the HttpSession.getRemoteUser()
Shurely HttpServletRequest.getRemoteUser() ??
>it returns "null", even after I am authenticated with the server.
> The documentation states that it should return the same thing as
>CGI's REMOTE_USER variable, but it does not.
>Is this a browser issue?
The servlet engine must support authentication.
If authentication is working you could try the following code:
...
String authhd=request.getHeader("Authorization");
This should give you the realm and the username and password encoded
in Base64.
Check out my authentication FAQ at:
http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk/Servlets/FAQ/authentication.html
Nic Ferrier
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