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assign user name and password programmatically

 
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Hi,
I have a folder (e.g., protected) in HTTP server. This folder contains PDF, HTML, and image files. This folder is password protected. So everytime when a user calls a file/page in this folder, it will pop up and a window asking user name and password.
Now, I have another page (e.g., test.jsp or test.html) containing links to the files in this protected folder. This page (test.jsp) is not in the protected folder. How can I program user name and password in ths test.jsp, so that users will not be asked for user name and password when they click a link to the files in the protected folder?
 
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moving this to JSP. this is really a JSP question. you will have better results in that forum.
 
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I am not sure why you would want to do this. If you are putting the username and password in the JSP you may as well not bother to have your folder protected?
Let me know if I am missing the point here...
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Hi Sam,
The reason is: the authentication system for the JSP page has already been implemented in the application server. We have a huge number of users, and I don't think it is good to make an anthentication file with all the user names and passwords in HTTP server.
Can you help, Sam?
Thank you agian for your time.
Mike
 
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Hi,
When you say that they are password protected, do you mean you added a <security-constraint> tag to your web.xml file or is it someother way?
Dominic
 
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Hi Dominic,
I used the Basic authentication in HTTP server to protect a folder in HTTP server.
 
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If a user clicks on a link on test.jsp, you don't want the login popup window to appear?
Dominic
 
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Hi Dominic,
Yes. Once a user has openned test.jsp and click a link, I want the file/page in the protected folder in HTTP server to display without asking the user to enter username and password.
 
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