Sure Tom, the development machine is Windows (XP) and in a domain, so that can only be NT or Active Directory. We also have a test Win2K machine (standalone), with the same behaviour.
None of this should change anything AFAIK, since it is with the default UserDatabase (the XML file). We do not use JAAS or anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:53:42 +0100 > What kind of Windows environment are you in? I think you've got to be a > NT or Active Directory domain. > > Tom Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:28 PM Subject: Authentication method 'DIGEST' > > Does anyone know if the DIGEST authentication is supported by Tomcat 5? > I have been trying to get it working with a Tomcat 5.0.24 on Windows and the default UserDatabase, but have not been completely successful. The authentication of a user seems to work OK (with the browser dialog being and so), but the principal is not available and probably the roles are not set and also I still get a > > HTTP Status 403 - Access to the requested resource has been denied > > With the same configuration, changing only the method from DIGEST to BASIC works without problems.
