Java authentification (Was Getting the http username/password for a part)

[George Staikos]

On Thursday 06 March 2003 20:00, Koos Vriezen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My first attempt for loading applets for sites using HTTP based
> authentification.
> Java uses an Authenticator class that is host based (without a path).
>
> Auth is checked on host, port and authname.
>
> Unfortunaly I can't get a handle to the classloader/context triggering
> this request, so authname/realm is the only protection again malicious
> homepages on sites containing secure websites.
>
> Todo: add multible entries per host

  Should this fix any particular outstanding bugs or problem sites?  I didn't 
get to test the patch yet, but I see it in CVS now so I can try from there. 
;)


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George Staikos