adding security to embedded jetty - authentication

Question

I have a problem configuring BASIC-auth in jetty
here's my web.xml
<security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>resources</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/resources/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
<role-name>user</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>
<login-config>
<auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
<realm-name>MyRealm</realm-name>
</login-config>
<security-role>
<role-name>user</role-name>
</security-role>
and here's my java code where I try to add a LoginService
HashLoginService myrealm = new HashLoginService("MyRealm");
myrealm.setConfig("src/main/resources/jetty-realm.properties");
root.getSecurityHandler().setLoginService(myrealm);
my jetty-realm.properties file has following user
user: Lag976JGQdeosfQM,user
I can make a connection but I can't authenticate, and I'm stuck on this for a long time now, so whoever helps me out get's a free digital beer! ;)

Answer 1

Ok so I've found out what I didn't do,
you have to start a LoginService before you can use it so I changed my java code to
HashLoginService myrealm = new HashLoginService("MyRealm");
myrealm.setConfig("src/main/resources/jetty-realm.properties");
myrealm.start();
root.getSecurityHandler().setLoginService(myrealm);