Re: [Geoserver-users] http authentication of secured WMS layer

[David W. <dwi...@op...>]

Not all browsers support including credentials in the URL like this - I know
for sure that Internet Explorer does not, and I'm not sure about others.
 That's just as well though - the scheme you are proposing exposes your
password to anyone who can use the 'view source' feature in his web browser.

If you can make a request to a secured endpoint (such as
SERVER/geoserver/rest/) then GeoServer should send back a security challenge
and prompt the user to enter his credentials.  Configuring your app to do
that before setting up the OpenLayers map should make it so that the secured
layers show up properly - but only after the user enters the proper
password.

--
David Winslow
OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Bram van Rooij <bra...@ro...>wrote:

> Hi,****
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> I have a simple question (at least, I think it is). I have a geoserver set
> up, and I want to secure some layers using http authentication.****
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> What I thought should work is:****
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> var ol_wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "WMS.Secured",
>                 "http://XXXX:XXXX@SERVER/geoserver/wms", {LAYERS:
> 'SEC_LAYER'} );****
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> But all I'm getting is an code="LayerNotDefined" Could not find....****
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> What am I'm doing wrong?? If anyone could help me out I'd be very
> gratefull!****
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> Thanks in advance, regards,****
>
> Bram****
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