RE: Realm Authentication and Password Change

2003-11-10 Thread Shain, Jim
Vincent, Thanks again. That much I knew. Inside the authenticate method of the custom realm how can I gain access to the session? The only passed variables to the authenticate method are username and credentials, and I don't see the http request or the session any of the base classes. -Jim ---

RE: Realm Authentication and Password Change

2003-11-10 Thread Shain, Jim
Vincent, Thanks! Great solution. How can I set a session variable in a custom realm? -Original Message- From: Vincent Aumont [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:24 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Realm Authentication and Password Change A possible solution:

Realm Authentication and Password Change

2003-11-10 Thread Shain, Jim
Goal: Using forms based authentication, a user logs into a site with a valid user ID/password, and is redirected to a page explaining that the password has expired and user must change their password. What's a good way to reach this goal? I've been working with a custom realm module, so I know