authenticate without password...possible?

[berkgypsy]

Is this possible? I want to automatically authenticate users who are on an intranet without requiring them to enter a password. I was thinking of adding another "sufficient" login module before my DatabaseLoginModule and somehow determining there whether or not the request originated on the intranet by getting a session parameter. Is there a better way to do this? If not, how do I get session information to the LoginModule?

Thanks!
Emily

[berkgypsy]

Perhaps I should create a new user for this type of functionality instead of logging in as an existing user?

[starksm64]

This is what the unauthenticatedIdentity module options that many of the jboss login modules support is for. See the JAAS Howto in this forum for an example.