Java - Proxy & Authentication

[CHiLL]

This may have been discussed, but we're having issues with it at the moment. Let me go and paint the scene.

 

User going on a website which has loads a Java applet. Java then asks for credentials to get through our proxy server. If the user provides their credentials, it works...but we'd like to avoid this from happening. I know you can define proxy setting within Java, but not credential information. Also, this appears to be on a workstation-by-workstation basis, which would be a nightmare.

 

Our Java is version is 6.31 or earlier depending on the machine. (jre-6u31)

 

Is there a way to create a sort of pass-through using Windows credentials, which could be managed centrally? I'd seen the proxy configuration script location, but don't know where to go with it.

Edited June 14, 2012 by CHiLL

[timzim]

Did you upgrade from Java 1.6.x to 1.7.x? We've just found this happening since upgrading last week. I've rolled back the upgrade as a temporary fix until I find a solution.

[CHiLL]

Did you upgrade from Java 1.6.x to 1.7.x? We've just found this happening since upgrading last week. I've rolled back the upgrade as a temporary fix until I find a solution.

Unfortunately no, we're still on version 6. (Have edited my post to contain that)

[kearton]

I've encountered this problem recently too. We use TMG for Proxy. Java is trying to authenticate anonymously. To get around it I have created a rule on TMG to allow unauthenticated access to HTTP and HTTPS for a list of specified websites.