Hi Anyone is successful in doing this combination so far
windows2000 + apache 2.0.35 + tomcat 4.0.3 + SSL ( open + mod) Since apache is saying 2.0.35 is the most stable one on windows Reg bm Phillip Morelock wrote: > this is HTTP > > AFAIK the only way a browser can send BASIC authentication credentials is: > 1) you send them a 401 and the browser prompts the user > 2) you format all your links as http://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ but i am not > even sure if all browsers will "correctly" use this, at least in the fashion > you're intending. > > Many browsers will automatically retransmit credentials to a realm that has > been previously encountered in the (browsing) session, but this is not > guranteed behavior and is certainly not required by any kind of > specification around HTTP-BASIC authentication, AFAIK. > > phillip > > On 4/23/02 3:17 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Is there a way using a servlet/jsp to tell the browser to send the > > Authorization request header without sending a prior "401 Authorization > > required" reponse header. > > Well it goes like this: > > We have a Basic Authentication setup on some of our resources. We would > > like the user to bypass the authorization dialog box. The user could post > > the userid/pwd to a jsp/servlet which then redirects to the requested > > resource (protected) with the credentials. This way the user can access > > protected resources without encountering the authorization dialog box. But > > after the user had made the first request and tries to access another > > resource, the authorization dialog box pops up because the browser hasn't > > authorized. It's the jsp/servlet that has. So is there some way to tell the > > browser to send a Authorization header without sending a 401 reponse code > > back? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > RS > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
