Filter is not possible. AFAIK you can not use filter before j_security_check in Tomcat...
-----Original Message----- From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:chuck.caldar...@unisys.com] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 4:50 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: j_security_check and RequestDispatcher forward > From: Chen Paz [mailto:chen....@expand.com] > Subject: j_security_check and RequestDispatcher forward > I am using a servlet to intercept form based authentication in order > to insert attribute into the request and then to redirect the request > to j_security_check using RequestDispatcher. I wouldn't expect that to work, due to the special handling requirements of j_security_check, in particular that the container remember the original request of the protected resource and replay it automatically when authentication is successful. What you might want to try is a filter rather than a servlet, and have the filter modify the j_security_check request when it comes through. (Not completely sure that's possible, either.) Another option is to use a ServletRequestListener to manipulate requests as needed. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
