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----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Wearen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:41
PM
Subject: NTLM auto-authentication with
IE
> Two question and one part solution
follows.
>
> 1. Is there a way to get the username/password of a user who has logged onto
> a network domain (i.e. NIS or NTLM) without asking the user to (re)enter it
> in a form (without using IIS or Cookies)?
>
> 1. Is there a way to get the username/password of a user who has logged onto
> a network domain (i.e. NIS or NTLM) without asking the user to (re)enter it
> in a form (without using IIS or Cookies)?
You should be able to get the
username in the format domain\username if you do a
request.getRemoteUser() if the
accessed page is under authentication( and you say it
is).
> 2. Is IE (or Mozilla) capable of automatically picking up the user/pass
> logged in at the OS, and how would your servlet container request it?
Yes, IE on windows is capable
of doing so but not Netscape on windows.Need to check on other OS.
> I've used the sfg.sourceforge project to authenticate my web application
> login against a NTLM Domain controllers SAM, it works but still requires the
> user to enter the user/pass on my form after the user has already logged
> into their windows PC.
>
> Regards
> Glenn Wearen
>
>
>
>
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