[j2ee] user authentication

[Alessandro Ilardo]

Hi there,
I'm new with Struts and I've got a couple of questions regarding user authentication and what is the best way to track their properties.
In the past I let the container authenticate the user trough a REALM, it worked fine, except for the fact that I had to make a second call to my database to retrieve the user details (address, postcode, etc.). The container in fact just told me about its role and username. But now I wonder if the same approach should be used with Struts framework, or if there's a better one.

This was the html code which I used:

<form action="<%= response.encodeURL("j_security_check") %>" method="post">         
            <label for="j_username">username</label> 
            <input name="j_username" type="text"/> 
            

            <label for="j_password">password</label> 
            <input name="j_password" type="password"/> 
            

            <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Enter" />
        </form>

Thanks in advance
[ April 04, 2007: Message edited by: Alessandro Ilardo ]