[407] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: CERN 3.0 Authentication setup
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jesse Mundis)
Thu Feb 16 21:15:08 1995
From: jesse@oes.amdahl.com (Jesse Mundis)
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 13:43:05 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <ECS9502160827A@wnet.gov.edmonton.ab.ca> from "Ken Lui" at Feb 16, 95 08:57:27 am
Reply-To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Ken Lui recently spake thusly:
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>I've tried this in the newsgroup and no luck there. Can any one point
>me a way. I have no problem setting up a protected httpd. The problem
>is how to use the browser to login, change password and etc.
>
>
>Forwarded Message:
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>In comp.infosystems.www.providers you write:
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>>In CERN 3.0 user guide, it covers how to setup username and password
>and
>>didn't cover how the web browser submit the authentication
>information to the
>>server. I have no luck with the FAQ as well. I appreciate any
>pointer.
>
>>Oh. I heard that it is not possible to setup authentication on some
>WEB pages
>>and the same setup proxy access on CERN server. Is this true?
I believe the server sends back a "not authorised" error when you try to
access a protected URL. The client must be written to recognise that
error, at which point most clients I know open up a dialog box that
prompts for name and password, at which point it retrys the URL with
that information. If you client doesn't prompt you for the information,
try a different client program.
Jesse Mundis
jesse@amdahl.com
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