Hi Alan,
>> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bo Friis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:25 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: adding support for pluggable authenticators (HTTP) (adding >> support for SPNEGO/Kerberos) >> >> As I see it and correct me if im wrong, its not possible to plugin >> custom authenticators and im not sure where to add this but I have >> some suggestions. >> >> WebApplicationContext.initLoginConfig() instansiates the authenticator >> based on the web app deployment descriptor. I would prefer to have the >> ability to extend this list of authenticators, alternatively the >> ability to replace one of the standard authenticators. A> What do you mean by extend the list of authenticators. It should be A> possible add a SPNEGO support by writing your own Jetty Authenticator. A> What problems are you encountering? It should be easy to implement the interface but how do I "activate" my custom authenticator from the deployment descriptor? or is there another way I just havnt found yet? The authenticator is instansiated by specifying on of the webapp deployment descriptor keywords: BASIC, FORM, DIGEST, CLIENT-CERT. How to I set my custom authenticator? A> Regards, A> Alan
