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by: boonlengPosted on 2009-04-06 at 18:51:07ID: 24083402
By default spring pre-auth retrieve the user from "request.getUserPrincipal( )". ssingFilte r" and override the method "getPreAuthenticatedPrinci pal(HttpSe rvletReque st request)".
mPreAuthen ticatedPro cessingFil ter">
To retrieve user from other source e.g cookie, you need to extends the class "J2eePreAuthenticatedProce
Then configure the security-config.xml to use the custom preauth filter, e.g:
<bean id="j2eePreAuthFilter" class="com.mycompany.Custo
Let me know if you are still have problem getting the user.
Boon Leng