I recently did what I think you're trying to do. I created a login servlet that redirects to j_security check. Matt Raible was kind enough to document his work on it here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg86636.html http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=md_5_a_password_and http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd/Weblog/20030114 Brady > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tate Austin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:21 PM > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: j_security_check > > > > > > I have a logon page that I would like to have a checkbox on > > for writing a > > cookie to the browser. The previous architect who wrote the jsp page > > insists that it incorporate j_security_check, is there a > > facility in struts > > for this? I can easily authenticate using forms and actions, > > but there is > > apparently something that j_security_check provides that is necessary. > > J_security_check is a part of the container managed security system. In > order to do what you want, you have to do a lot of handwaving. Or, a lot of > copying of code. > In essence, you provide another logon url, that is mapped to a servlet (not > struts) and then inside the servlet do whatever mangling you have to do of > the login form (in your case the cookie), and then forward the request to > j_security_check, with the j_username, j_password and the url that should be > forwarded to when the login is successful. I forget what the parameter name > is off the top of my head. > An example is in appfuse, and I believe the author got it from someplace else. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Brady Hegberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
