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From: Mohamed Riaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Java Apache Users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: NT-Apache authorization.....URGENT
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> Hi Sejo,
>
> I am not sure whether my suggestios is what u need, but u may give it a
try.
> Every http based transaction has a structure called basic authentication
> which is implemented by every web server and web browser suitably. For
eg,
> in Apache we have the .htaccess file concept. In NT there would be
> something similar. When somebody access such protected dir/files then a
> login window is thrown by the browser. what ever is entered is sent to
the
> server in a certain way and checked by the server. When u try the method
u
> have mentioned below, it is this 'user' you will get. With my knowledge
> base, It is not possible to get (and one should not get) the 'Login' of
the
> current session of the NT machine. If such an Api exists that is a
> cake-walk for a hacker to make the NT server (where the webserver runs) go
> crash.
>
> HTH.
>
> Riaz
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > I'll certainly view these docs lateron but
> what I am actually looking for is
> > a way to retrieve (nt)userid from the servlet code. THe getRemoteUser()
> > gives null back. I am wondering if something is wrong with my server
> > configuration since I can view the remote IP address but not the
hostname
> > and (nt) login name which I need.
>
>
>
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