Re: Apache --> Tomcat SSL via mod_jk

2007-08-29 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rainer, Rainer Jung wrote: > We know that mod_jk forwards the info about the > protocol used by Apache when accepting the original request and this > info is handled by Tomcats security-constraint the same was, as if > Tomcat had created it on its own

Re: Apache --> Tomcat SSL via mod_jk

2007-08-29 Thread Rainer Jung
Christopher Schultz wrote: Omar Nafees wrote: 1) request.getRemoteUser() only works on the "entry-point" servlet (e.g. index.jsp) - it doesn't work if you forward immediately to another page. It seems strange that Tomcat doesn't keep remote user around for later use and forces me to keep it arou

Re: Apache --> Tomcat SSL via mod_jk

2007-08-28 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Omar, Omar Nafees wrote: > 1) request.getRemoteUser() only works on the "entry-point" servlet (e.g. > index.jsp) - it doesn't work if you forward immediately to another page. > It seems strange that Tomcat doesn't keep remote user around for later > u

Apache --> Tomcat SSL via mod_jk

2007-08-28 Thread Omar Nafees
Hi, I recently posted under the thread "Apache authentication information (remoteuser) not visible in Tomcat" and I am grateful to all that responded with useful comments. I learned the following about how Tomcat treats authentication information received from Apache via AJP headers (mod_jk)