> Do you mean during the login process, or after it has been done? I mean after the user has been logged in (form based login).
Have you an example how I can receive the password from the HttpServletRequest? greets -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Wed, 02 May 2007 13:31:49 -0400 Von: Christopher Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> Betreff: Re: User-password from the HttpServletRequest > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Sam, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > How can I get the password from the logged in user via the > > HttpServletRequest in general? (I need the password in a servlet > > filter to do some stuff) > > Do you mean during the login process, or after it has been done? > > Unless you can get a request object during the login process, you will > only be able to get the user's password when using BASIC authentication > (not FORM). > > You'll need to get the "Authorization" header from the request and > decode it to get the user's credentials. You can read all about HTTP > auth in RFC 2617 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2617.html) to determine > how to interpret the data found there. > > > And there some web server independent solution? > > I assume that you mean /application server/-independent solution. Yes, > all (compliant) Java application servers support the servlet API. > > - -chris > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGOMsF9CaO5/Lv0PARAlIvAKChwWOlitX82IddFCuhseB/yVQKdgCgpwAN > IUy2xRS5++zOtJm/Zvfd31s= > =HvYe > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "Feel free" - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
