[NUTCH-1254] NTLMv2 is not supported and HttpClient returns error code 500

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Later
• Fix Version/s: 1.5
• Component/s: fetcher
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Remi Tassing
• Created: 18/Jan/12 14:45
• Updated: 18/Jan/12 15:34
• Resolved: 18/Jan/12 15:34

Description

When trying to access some SharePoint(IIS) website using NTLMv2 authentication, Nutch fails and gets an error code 500. HttpClient only supports an early version of NTLM but not NTLMv2. HttpUrlConnection can be used instead.

[1]http://oaklandsoftware.com/papers/ntlm.html
[2]http://developer-resource.blogspot.com/2008/06/ntlm-authentication-from-java.html