You need to look at the user-data-constraint section of  your web.xml. 
Basically it can allow you to control how the server transmits the 
authentication information.

http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2001/08/06/webform.html?page=2

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Jim Clayson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Should it be common practice to send login details (username + 
> password) via SSL? I'll be using form-based authentication and was 
> wondering about how to beef up the security of transmitting username 
> and password over http.
>
> If so how is this generally achieved ie how would one specify that all 
> logins should be marked as CONFIDENTIAL?
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
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