>>> Oliver Springauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/6/99 12:21:01 PM
>>>
>couldn't I just let my
>servlet do the authentication? I'm thinking about the basic HTTP
>method, with "401" response and challenge
Yes, you could.
>Will my web server interfere with this? Has anyone tried this?
Yes. I do it quite a lot.
Check out the following link on my site:
http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk/Servlets/FAQ/authentication.html
It will explain how to do just the servlet part.
(there is a problem with the Base64 conversion I'll be posting a new
one today some time so if you need the base64 bit wait till tonight or
tommorow).
Connecting to a database is easy too.
You just try and open a Connection object with the username and
password and if it doesn't raise an exception you've got an
authenticated user.
If you need anymore details let me know.
Nic Ferrier
Tapsell-Ferrier Ltd
www.tapsellferrier.co.uk
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