I still have yet to play with this: XMLHTTPRequest takes a username and
password - I am pretty sure it sets the browser headers from that point
on... give it a whirl. This would allow full UI control.

Jan Algermissen wrote:

>
> On Dec 20, 2005, at 4:09 PM, Jeoff Wilks wrote:
>
> > Going way back to one of Lyle's original questions: How would you
> > create a real, mass-market-appeal web app using just HTTP
> > authentication?
> >
> > Lyle Kopnicky wrote:
> > > But HTTP authentication is quite limited. It requires 1 username
> > and 1
> > > password. Suppose I need just one piece of information, or three?
> > > Where do I put the "I forgot my password" button? I have no control
> > > over the user interface. Imagine we are doing an e-commerce or
> > banking
> > > app here.
>
> Funny....I never even thought about UI requirements when I read this.
> I was thinking in terms of "we are building an e-commerce or banking
> system that is massively distributed and requires high scalability
> (e.g. components being account servers, cash machines,...). How would
> this be done using REST as an architectural style?"
>
> Jan
>
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