[Fwd: Re: [jcifs] HTTPS NTLM Authentication via Tomcat 4.1 over APache2 Proxy]

[Eric]

Resending (original went through a blacklisted mail server and never 
made it).

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [jcifs] HTTPS NTLM Authentication via Tomcat 4.1 over 
APache2 Proxy
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:28:47 -0400
From: Eric <eglass1 at comcast.net>
To: reto.wehrli at switzerland.org
CC: jcifs at lists.samba.org
References: <7159303.1061809500141.JavaMail.blsw at spmpas4p>

reto.wehrli at switzerland.org wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Following strange behavior:
> 
> IE 6 Client - Apache HTTP(S) Proxy - Tomcat 4.1 Servlet
> 
> If I do a HTTP Request the ntlm Authentication works well. If I do the Request via HTTPS it seems that the IE sends several times the 1st and the 2nd message but never the trd. one. If I use the Mozilla 1.4 to do the HTTPS Request and I fill out the Popup everything works well. 
> 
> The Apache2 Proxy terminates the HTTPS Connection and forwards the request towards the Tomcat as HTTP Request.
> 
> Does anybody have an idea why this is not working?
> 
> Thanks Reto
> 


If the Apache proxy is terminating the connection, IE will have
problems.  Mozilla (from this post and a few previous ones) seems to be
a bit more forgiving when it comes to keeping a persistent connection.
IE, however, will not work properly if the connection is broken.

Eric