Thanks guys.  Referer doesn't have the original URL in it either.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:40 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> j_security_check?
> 
> 
> If you're trying to do security you should remember that the 
> Referer header
> can
> be forged with little to no problem.
> 
> --mikej
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Durham David Cntr 805CSS/SCBE 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:38 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> j_security_check?
> 
> 
> Yeah, I think you might be better off with implementing your 
> own security
> mechanisms for this.
> 
> Although, maybe request.getHeader("Referer") has something in it?
> Interesting to note that this differs from javascripts 
> document.referrer
> which has 4 r's.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stadter, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:13 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> j_security_check?
> 
> 
> 
>   Not relevant because of the automatic redirection
> by Tomcat, I assume?
> 
>   Thanks for taking a look though.
> 
> Jim
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Durham David Cntr 805CSS/SCBE
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:10 PM
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> > Subject: RE: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> > j_security_check?
> >
> >
> > err...  my bad, this is not relevant
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Durham David Cntr 805CSS/SCBE
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:09 PM
> > To: Tomcat Users List
> > Subject: RE: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> > j_security_check?
> >
> >
> > Yeah, there's a lot of ways to do that.
> >
> > do something like:
> >
> >     if (!loggedIn) {
> >             response.sendRedirect("login.jsp?redirect=" +
> > request.getRequestURI());
> >             return;
> >     }
> >
> >
> > then on the login form:
> >     <input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="<%=
> > request.getParameter("redirect")%>">
> > or
> >     <form action="login_act.jsp?redirect=<%=
> > request.getParameter("redirect") %>">
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stadter, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:55 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: determining URL selected prior to redirection for
> > j_security_check?
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >   My index.html page contains three links, two of
> > which require authorization prior to access.  I'm
> > using form based authentication, and would like to
> > customize the login.jsp page (which contains the j_security_check
> > form) to provide an indication of the original link that was
> > selected from
> > index.html.  Is there a way to determine the original link
> > that was selected prior to the container redirecting to
> > login.jsp?
> >
> >   I'm using tomcat 4.0.3.
> >
> >   Thanks for any insight.
> >
> > Jim
> >
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