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Alec,

On 6/2/2009 6:08 PM, Alec Swan wrote:
>> ? You can't put HTTP headers "in" a link, unless you're processing 
>> it through some proxy mechanism...
>> 
> 
> Looks like the last SecurityFilter build was released on Dec. 14,
> 2004, which makes me hesitant to use it.

The servlet specification regarding authentication and authorization
hasn't changed in a long time, so newer releases haven't been warranted.

The project is definitely active, in spite of a lack of recent releases.

> I am wondering if it is possible to use JavaScript to include the
> user name and password in the HTTP header when the link is clicked.

Yuk. Relying on javascript for security is, IMO, a terrible mistake.

> Does this mean that there is no way to authenticate against Tomcat
> server unless the server initiated the request itself?

No, that means that the client must make a request for a protected
resource /before/ the client can provide credentials to the server (i.e.
"no drive-by logins").

- -chris
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