Another option might be to use LDAP to query a windows active directory, if you're using that. This would provide a way for you to deal with a users permissions within your app. I haven't done this, and don't ever want to, but I think it's doable.
-Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Reynir Hübner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:29 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Design question > > > Hi, > > For this problem I would say it would be best to use IIS > and Tomcat combo Because IIS can authenticate users by using > NTLM authentication scheme. This means that users with in > your domain can be automatically authenticated (by using > Windows Intergrated Authenticaton in IIS). > > There are several ways to upload files to a server, one is > by using MultiPart Requests (Method POST). All you need is a > MultiPartRequestParser and then you can parse the files from > the request and do what ever you like with em, such as > upload the files to a remote server. If you need to use NTLM > authorisation for this It can get little bit complicated. In > theory you should be able to do it anyway, but not with out > the user giving out his username/password/domain combination, > to authenticate against the remote server. Then for step 2 > (downloading files from a remote server authenticated with > NTLM) you could write a servlet that acts similar to a proxy. > > This could be achived by using the > http://www.innovation.ch/java/HTTPClient/ > along with > http://www.innovation.ch/java/ntlm.html > and last but not least > http://www.luigidragone.com/networking/ntlm.html > > hope it helps > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raju Lokhande [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 19. ágúst 2002 17:01 > > To: <Tomcat Users List > > Subject: Design question > > > > > > Greetings everybody, > > I am doing some research on possibility of using Tomcat to > > do a project. General requirements as follows > > 1. A user will login to the web application and upload a file > > to a remote server. He or she can only access his or her > > WIN2K/NT domain to upload this file. > > 2. User will download a file or a number of files from the > > remote server - again from his or her domain. > > I was told that I can do this job using Java Servlet and IBM > > Websphere or BEA Weblogic. > > I am not sure if this is possible in Tomcat. Has anybody done > > similar work using Tomcat. Can you share your experiences please? > > Thanks > > Raju Lokhande > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > *********** > > This message, together with any attachments, is intended only > > for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It > > may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from > > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > > hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this > > message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have > > received this message in error, please notify the original sender > > immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this > > message along with any attachments, from your computer. > > Thank you. > > ************************************************************** > > *********** > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
