Digest Authenticated HTTP Relay
Hello,
I have an HTTP client authentication which I do not have source for but provides some crucial webservices functionality. However, it does not support authentication in any way (it is in beta phase). I have to if possible begin working with it before it will have authentication built in.
Meanwhile the webservice I need to access happens to require digest authentication.
So, I am trying to work out how to get around this little mismatch. I know that I can extend java.net.Authenticator to hardcode the user name and password:
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import java.net.*;
class MyAuthenticatorextends Authenticator{
private String username, password;
public MyAuthenticator(String user, String pass){
username = user;
password = pass;
}
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication(){
returnnew PasswordAuthentication(username, password.toCharArray());
}
}
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Authenticator.setDefault(new MyAuthenticator("blahblah","doodeedah") );
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So far so good.
But I am struggling to concieve how I can use that too my advantage.
I was hoping to build a program that listened on localhost, relayed to the webservices address, then piped the response back through to localhost. But a java.net.Socket does not seem to care what you do with Authenticator. Is there a way to force it into effect?
I suppose this is a little vague, but I don't think it will do anything but confuse everyone if i post my mess of testing code. So I guess I am just wondering where to start over? Any advice appreciated.
I hope this is a good forum to post too on this topic, if not please tell me where to go instead.
thank you,
joewlarson
