One really easy solution is : [b]NTLM HTTP authentication[/b]
http://jcifs.samba.org/src/docs/ntlmhttpauth.html
Another solution would probably be something called SPNEGO, which adds support for Unix and meets other criteria.
Maybe I can get an answer from someone to a last little question.
Firefox needs to be configured to authenticate transparently. Then it works, but the result differs from IE. FF doesn't return the domain
IE : [u]MyDomain[/u]\MyName
FF: MyName
Is there a way to get the domain name if firefox is used?
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