Running the Basic Authentication Servlet

To run the web client, follow these steps:

1. Open a web browser.

2. Enter the following URL in your web browser:

   https://localhost:8181/hello2_basicauth/greeting

   You may be prompted to accept the security certificate for the server. If so, accept the security certificate.

3. A default login form displays. Enter a user name and password combination that corresponds to a user that has already been created in the file realm of the Enterprise Server and has been assigned to the group of TutorialUser.

   Basic authentication is case-sensitive for both the user name and password, so enter the user name and password exactly as defined for the Enterprise Server.

   The server returns the requested resource if all of the following conditions are met:

   • There is a user defined for the Enterprise Server with the user name you entered.

   • The user with the user name you entered has the password you entered.

   • The user name and password combination you entered is assigned to the group of TutorialUser on the Enterprise Server.

   • The role of TutorialUser, as defined for the application, is mapped to the group of TutorialUser, as defined for the Enterprise Server.

   When these conditions are met, and the server has authenticated the user, the application will display as shown in Figure 25–6.

4. Enter your name and click the Submit button. Because you have already been authorized, the name you enter in this step does not have any limitations. You have unlimited access to the application now.

   The application responds by saying “Hello” to you, as shown in Figure 25–7.

Figure 25–6 Running the Application

Figure 25–7 The Running Basic Authentication Response

For repetitive testing of this example, you may need to close and reopen your browser. You should also run the ant clean and ant undeploy targets or the NetBeans IDE Clean and Build option to get a fresh start.