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I am using Geoserver to serve a number of WMS layers. I am using jQuery's $.getJson('/geoserver/rest//featuretype.json') to programmatically populate a table with the available layers and their abstracts (Geoserver REST API). I am also iterating over a Geoserver reflect request to generate thumbnails. At this point, this requires authentication.

Is it possible to access this information through the REST interface without authentication?

Should I be making these request through PHP, Python, or cURL, instead of directly calling the URL in the JS?

I understand the need to authenticate some of the REST URLs as they provide the login and password for the postgis backend in plain text.

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    I don't think you can get something similar to WMS functionality by using Geoserver REST API. However I did not understand why a get request over WMS in your Geoserver requires authentication while the getJson (as I see from the link it is http get as well) is working fine. I mean if you think the reason is postgis backend still you are hitting it in both requests... In any case making a request to WMS by POST and adding the authentication information in that request might work.
    – Ozgun Alan
    Commented May 7, 2012 at 21:55
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    I was able to get this functionality through a python cgi script. I too am stumped about where authentication actually kicks in. I should be able to use GET requests without ever needing to authenticate. At the same time, postGIS DB login/pass are stored in geoserver (and accessible via GET apparently)...
    – Jay Laura
    Commented May 7, 2012 at 22:42
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    For the down voter, let me know how this question can be improved to increase the potential to get a high quality answer.
    – Jay Laura
    Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 18:38

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Which version of Geoserver are you using? To avoid the authentication just go to the "authentication" page in the security menu of the web-admin, select "REST" from the filter chain and check "no security" :)

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