[Geoserver-users] GeoServer returned HTTP response code: 401

Having trouble successfully parsing the data GeoServer sends me after a request is made with Basic Authentication configured in the web.xml file I've added the Basic Authentication to the web.xml file with a security-constraint, auth-constraint,login-config and security-role then when I try to

[Geoserver-users] Implementing GeoServer client Authentication

I'm trying to send remote wms queries from a java application and use authentication within GeoServer. I'm new to GeoServer so I'm trying to figure out how security/authentication works. First off the java application successfully makes the request via http://hostIP:8080/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=g