Re: servlet + login + cookies+ https

From:
Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 23:10:22 +0100
Message-ID:
<alpine.DEB.1.10.1008012308420.3488@urchin.earth.li>
On Sat, 31 Jul 2010, gian wrote:

On 1 Ago, 00:15, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote:

On Sat, 31 Jul 2010, gian wrote:

I am developing an application that includes a servlet.This servlet make
a redirect to another application (a site that I know credentials..
username and password.) What I have to do?


It might be easiest to send a normal 200 response, containing some
simple HTML with a form to log into the second application, and a
javascript onload handler that submits the form. Essentially, simulate
a normal login from the browser.


Sound fine..(but i dont understand the 200 response..)


200 is the HTTP status code for a normal, successful response. I just mean
you don't send a redirect.

you say (if i understand well)your idea is servlet generate the html and
the javascript..


That's what i'm saying. It's not a clean or elegant solution, but it's
possible that there are no clean or elegant solutions to your problem.

tom

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