Thanks for the info. Does this 'base 64 encoded' stuff have anything to do
with the form based authentication method used in Sun's pet store demo
application? To me, this form based authentication looks like some sort of
J2EE standard authentication mechanism but I cannot find any documented
information on it in the specs, nor has anyone mentioned it to me before.
Again, the method I have used previouly is to store a token in the user's
session after a successful login - is Sun's pet store form based
authentication simply an automated way of doing this?
this is a snippet from their login form:
<form action="j_security_check" method=post>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center" >
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td><b>User ID:</b></td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" name="j_username" value="j2ee">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Password:</b></td>
<td>
<input type="password" size="15" name="j_password" value="j2ee">
</td>
</tr>
If you could shed any more light on this I would be grateful.
Myles
> -----Original Message-----
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> API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nic
> Ferrier
> Sent: 19 March 2001 21:04
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Authentication methods
>
>
> >>> Mailing Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 19-Mar-01 8:11:32 PM >>>
> >Is there a list somewhere of the main methods for
> >user authentication in a web based application using
> >servlets?
>
> You should check the archive because people ask this question about
> once every 2 months.
>
> My standard response is to point people at:
>
> http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk/Servlets/FAQ/authentication.html
>
> which is something I wrote long, long ago but still pretty much
> holds.
>
>
> Nic Ferrier
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