> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Neu [mailto:peter.neu@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:11 PM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: AW: [users@httpd] HTML Form instead of browser > prompt for authentication? > > Hello Owen, > > the apache is only a proxy meant for authentication. I simply > forward all > requests to a tomcat server. Natural answer would be why > don't configure > authentication there? That's because somebody needed ip based > authentication > (x)or password authentication. This is nuts, I know but It's > the scenario. > So I just need the authentication - programming something in PHP > or CGI makes everything more complicated. Then stick with Basic Auth. The only problem is an esthetic one... Re-read my previous post - you have only two possibilities; basic auth (hence ugly browser prompts) or server-sided session handling (hence programming). Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > Cheers, > Pete > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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