Converting a Get Request into Post Request

[Anks Gupta]

Hello,

My Application gets loaded from a hyperlink in a portal where parameters required by my applications are sent in a query String( Get request). Now after using those parameters in my business logic, My page which gets rendered has that query String still in URL. I am using requestDispatcher to render the response. I cant use sendRedirect as i need server side response because of my application requirements.

I dont want this query string in URL as it has some sensitive data.

So i want to convert my Get Request to POST before it hits the business logic.

Is it possible? If yes than please let me know the wayout.

I do not have access to modify portal so i cant make it a POST request on initial hit.

Thanks

[Bauke Scholtz]

Convert?

Just let the portal invoke a POST request instead of a GET request using a form.

[Anks Gupta]

Any other workaround to implement this is also welcome. Please help

[Anks Gupta]

As I have said I dont have access to Portal system. I need to handle this in my own app only.

[Bauke Scholtz]

That´s a pity.

You need to invoke a redirect after GET to get rid of the query parameters. You may consider to store the data temporarily in session and remove it after the redirect.

[Anks Gupta]

Also My Application is called through a hyperLink in portal and hyperlinks are inherently GET.

[ashirvad jain]

Hello,
I think you can try with filter.
I was reading filter, then came to know that you can process your request before submitting to Business Logic,
and that is also not visible to cleint or in URL.
You can work aroud filters. Maybe can help you.
Regards.

[Ulf Dittmer]

If the browser sent a GET, then nothing that's done on the server will convince it otherwise, and the parameters will be shown. Filters can do nothing about this. You'll need to do a client-side redirect.

[Anks Gupta]

Thanks Bauke... Redirect worked for me

[Bauke Scholtz]

Anks Gupta wrote:Also My Application is called through a hyperLink in portal and hyperlinks are inherently GET.

Uh yes. I didn't say that you need a hyperlink for post. I mentioned about a form.

At any way, you need to invoke a redirect. That's all. To transfer variables to the redirected request, temporarily make use of the session.

[Bauke Scholtz]

Anks Gupta wrote:Thanks Bauke... Redirect worked for me

Good work. You're welcome.