SSO with a website using Apache Httpclient form post

Question

Hi ,
I am trying to obtain, SS0 with a website, that accepts the user information via post.
I tried using app Integrator, but the website sends a cookie in first request, and redirects to another URL. App Integrator is only catching the first response.
Thus i tried implementing this Form post using Apache HTTPClient class inside the Abstractportacomponent, as shown..
The login is taking place. But, When i click on any link on the page, It is redirecting to the login page again, I am wondering where should i give the Cookie, so the portal request will include that cookie in its subsequent requests, so that i wont be prompted for login agian..
thank you,
chiranjeevi.
public void doContent(IPortalComponentRequest request, IPortalComponentResponse response)
    {try
                  String url = "http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/gold_online/validate.asp";
                  //Here, calling the timberline comes into place.
                   HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
                    PostMethod method = new PostMethod (url);
                    method.setFollowRedirects(false);
                    method.addParameter( "code","xxxxxxx");
                    method.addParameter( "upass", "xxxxxx" );
                              int statusCode = client.executeMethod( method );
                    if( statusCode != -1 ) {
                         // The Status code for this first request is 302..which is a redirect with the redirect path
                         Header locationHeader = method.getResponseHeader("location");
                         Header cookie = method.getResponseHeader("set-cookie");
                         String redirectedURL = locationHeader.getValue();
                         String host = "http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/gold_online/";
                         redirectedURL = host+redirectedURL;
                         GetMethod method2 = new GetMethod (redirectedURL);
                         method2.setFollowRedirects(false);
                         method2.setRequestHeader("cookie",cookie.getValue());
                         method2.addRequestHeader("Accept", "image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, /");
                         int statuscode2 = client.executeMethod( method2);
                         String contents  = method2.getResponseBodyAsString();
                         // Converting the Relative URLs to Absolute URLs
                         contents = replace (contents,"src=\"","src=\""+host);
                         contents = replace(contents,"href=\"","href=\""+ host);
                         Cookie ck = new Cookie("cookie", cookie.getValue()) ;
                         //adding the cookie to the response...
                         response.addCookie(ck);
                         response.write(contents);
                      method.releaseConnection();

Answer 1

Hi Manish,
first, welcome on SDN! About your question:
The URL iView in SP9++ has been reported quite instable from different sides (just do a look on "URL iView" within this forum). The alternative for the aim you have is to use the good "old" application integrator iView, which behaves very stable and will do what you want without hesitating...
Also see URL iView and HTTP System - SSO to web app
Hope it helps
Detlev
PS: Please consider to reward point for helpful answers on SDN. Thanks in advance!