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HTML form's POST method behaving like GET method

 
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Hello,

I am using Jboss Portal 2.6.6-GA. I have a form in a portlet that
collects username and password from the user and sends it to the
portlet logic to process it.

<form name="mainForm" action="<portlet:actionURL/>" method="POST">
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=username SIZE=20>
<INPUT TYPE=PASSWORD NAME=password SIZE=20>
</form>

Even though the form is sent using POST method, the form data is seen in
the address bar of the browser like including the password that the user
typed.

Here is what I am seeing in the address bar:

https://myserver.com:443/portal/sec/portal/default/default/MyPortletWindow?password=somepassword&action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view&username=myself

What am I missing? Any clues?

Thanks.
.Bala.
 
Bala Ananthan
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I tried the HelloWorld JSP Portlet - one of the simplest portlets from the portlet swap page at: http://www.jboss.org/portletswap/portlets_tutorial.html

There too when the form is submitted, the form data is appended in the URL and is visible in the address bar, even though the method of submission is POST.

Is this expected? What do I do to prevent this? Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.
.Bala.
 
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