[lug] Off topic: java form-based authentication in a client program

[bgiles at coyotesong.com]

start by looking at httpclient in Apache jakarta commons.  I don't know if
it's best-of-breed, but it's a starting point.

> Sorry for the off topic post - if anyone knows the local Java mailing
> list, point me.
>
> I've got a JBOSS application configured to use form-based
> authentication.  I need to write a Java client that can log into this.
> A browser-based login works just fine.  But I'm having problems finding
> information on how to programmatically login from the Java client.
>
> The JBOSS application used to use BASIC authentication and we have a
> client that could login with that.  Once I switched to form-based
> authentication, the client stopped working.  I'm fairly new to Java.
> The server side interfaced with a Web browser (struts/jsp) I've got down
> pretty good.  The client app I'm a little confused on - not sure what to
> look for yet.
>
> We're using JBOSS 4.0.3, JVM 1.4.2.
>
> Anyone got any pointers on where to find info on this?
> --
> Michael J. Hammel                                    Senior Software
> Engineer
> mjhammel at graphics-msue.org
> http://graphics-muse.org
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