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Servlet Filter for URIs in alternatedocroot

Is it possible to apply ServletFilters on content delivered via an alternatedocroot?

Filter mapping 

<filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>StaticContentAuthenticationFilter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/img/users/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

Alternate Docroot 

<glassfish-web-app>
    <context-root>/xxx</context-root>
    <property name="alternatedocroot_1" value="from=/img/* dir=C:/appdata" />
</glassfish-web-app>

Problem statement:
Do some authentication before serving static content (specifically images). Since I am serving images I cannot use a database nor can I keep the images in the .war file

Solution

  • Sorry! The above code works! There was an error elsewhere in the application.