SSL authentication in Applet, the next step?

Question

Hi,
In the following code:
     private RssReader rssReader;
     private void createFeed() {
          rssReader = new RssReader("https://{username}:{password}@{domain}/mymon/index.php?{anaction}=rss.showrss&server_id=&ident=&statusnr=2&block=7&wwwauth=1");
          System.out.println ("TlsModel.createFeed; rssReader created");
          rssReader.readRSSFeed();
          System.out.println ("TlsModel.createFeed; read Feed");
     }I got the following error:
TlsModel.createFeed; rssReader created
IOException java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 401 for URL: https://{username}:{password}@{domain}/mymon/index.php?{anaction}=rss.showrss&server_id=&ident=&statusnr=2&block=7&wwwauth=1
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TlsModel.createFeed; read FeedWe configured the feeder to allow "username" to read the feed. But still the 401 server response. What would you suggest I don now?
TIA,
Abel
Edited by: Abel on Jan 18, 2008 8:36 AM
Changed title

Answer 1

I have been reading the 'JSSE Reference Guide for Java SE 6' document (http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/security/jsse/JSSERefGuide.html).
What I can't seem to wrap my head around is what I need to do in a client (the Applet mentioned in the previous post) to authenticate. I know it should be possible, as there is a getNeedClientAuth() (Returns true if the socket will require client authentication) method in javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket.
So, through what hoop do I need to jump through to be able to authenticate a user in the Applet?
Background:
I want to read the contents of a RSS Feed coming from a https page. The user of the Applet needs to authenticate him/herself using his/her username and password.