[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would it not be possible just to rely on the Tomcat container authorisation mechanism?
I guess so, that's why I wrote:
The easiest (fastest) way to add simple username/password
protection is to do so by protecting xindice webapp in web.xml.
In the email you are replying to ;-)
All that would be needed is a slightly modified datbase driver which constructs a proper http/s authentication header.
Yep, that's sounds correct.
Might require some deviation from the Xml:DB spec.
Not necesserely. XML:DB have a place for driver configuration parameters, and these are exactly driver configuration parameters.
Also, won't be applicable for standalone db use.
True.
Vadim
