----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Remy Maucherat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tomcat Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: cvs commit:
jakarta-tomcat-catalina/catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/realm
RealmBase.java


> Bill Barker wrote:
> >>remm        2004/01/10 09:23:39
> >>
> >>  Modified:    catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/realm
RealmBase.java
> >>  Log:
> >>  - findMethod wasn't called on the right collection.
> >>  - The algorithm ignored extension mapped constraints as long as a
> >
> > widcard
> >
> >>    or exact mapped constraint was found. This doesn't seem right (I did
> >
> > quickly
> >
> >>    read the relevant portions of the spec).
> >
> >
> > -1.  This is exactly what the spec says should happen.  Just because it
is
> > silly doesn't change the fact it is what we have to implement.  Go read
> > section 12.8.3 again.
>
> Ah ok. So the container provided authentication  is really useless after
> all.
> I didn't understand it that way.
>

It's the only way that you can use the "Combinining Constraints" (section
12.8.1) at all, since that says to use the least restrictive constraint.

> Are there situations where more than one constraint is returned ?
>

Not very often, but it is possible.  The example in 12.8.2 would be one such
case.

> Rémy
>
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