Yes it is possible. In your jsp, you can have a form with an action that call the servlet to create the cookie/validate the user id and password. I personally don't like to save the password in the cookie as I don't feel that the right thing to do.
At 09:01 AM 10/3/2001 +0100, you wrote: >I didn't see any answers! Does that mean its not possible? Or is just not >the right thing to do? > >I really need to get something sorted soon. > >Help! Desperation creeping in here! > >Thanks > >Gerry > >----- Original Message ----- > > I want login.jsp to > > > > take the user input username and pasword, > > > > pass them to a servlet to carry out some specialist actions including > > writing a cookie > > > > then pass the input to j_security_check so that authentication takes >place. > > > > Is that possible? Anyone got an example I can see? > > > > Gerry > > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
