servlets - Null Pointer Exception on using HTTPServletRequest.authenticate in Tomcat 7 -
i have servlet based rest api. have conditionally turn on/off authentication based on path parameters. have rules stored in db. found servlet3.0 provides httpservletrequest.authenticate(), can used programmtically launch login. so, added following in web.xml
<login-config> <auth-method>basic</auth-method> </login-config>
and in servletfilter, have code launch login programmatically
request.authenticate(response);
but null pointer exception
java.lang.nullpointerexception org.apache.catalina.connector.request.authenticate(request.java:2603) org.apache.catalina.connector.requestfacade.authenticate(requestfacade.java:1059)
am missing configuration? appreciate help.
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