authentication and session in Java

Question

I would like to know if it is possible to maintain an authentication (like a session with login and password in php) on a website from a java program, and if anyone had any lead on the subject or some reading for me, that would be great.

thanks

Answer 1

You can use the HttpClient class. Once you have authenticated with the website the server will send you a cookie that you have to send with each successive request in order for the server to think that you are logged in.