User Authentication using Servlet and JSp

Hi,

I am developing a web app where i need to implement user Authentication to allow members to view and upload files on a certain directory say /data

For this i am using a servlet as a controller which then forwads request to other jsps/servlets based on user response. I tried using servlet mapping in web.xml so that all browser requests would be directed to controller servlet and would branch from there on. However the problem all RequestDispatcher.forward() requests redirected to the servlet putting it in a loop.

Is there another way to achieve this. (Apart from using form-based Basic Authentication).

I am using Resin 1.2.8 servlet/jsp container.

Any response as soon as possible would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Kushagra

[796 byte] By [kushM] at [2007-9-26 5:05:36]