On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Srofe, Douglas (c) wrote:
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:10:19 -0400
> From: "Srofe, Douglas (c)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 'Tomcat Users List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Multiple Web App Authentication
>
> I am trying to implement single authentication (form based) for multiple web
> applications within a single virtual host. I have read the documentation
> for single-sign on and have made that work. However, it appears that the
> logon page(s) need to be in all web applications. Authentication is granted
> for all web applications based on the one someone tried to log onto first.
>
Yes, that is the way it works.
> What I would like to do is basically have an "authentication web
> application". If someone tried to log into any other web application they
> would be redirected to the "authentication web application" to be logged on.
> I cannot figure out how to do something like this with Tomcat. I could
> basically accomplish this by having one big web application, but in our
> environment it would be cleaner if we could have separate web applications
> all protected by a single entry point.
>
You would have to modify Tomcat sources, or add a custom Valve
implementation to do the redirect, to make this work -- it's not the
normal J2EE pattern.
> If anyone can help with this, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Douglas Srofe
> WDS Corp.
Craig
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