<p>Chain testing is done by specifying an HTTP method and the URL path excluding the context root. As an example, for testing <strong>http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms?request=getCapabilities</strong> the test URL path is <strong>/wms</strong></p>
<p>A filter chain defines the order in which authentication filters are processed. The contents of a filter chain is specific to a particular type of request. For instance the filter chain for a web admin request is different than the filter chain for an OGC or REST service request.</p>
are processed. The contents of a filter chain is specific to a particular type of request. For instance
the filter chain for a web admin request is different than the filter chain for an OGC or REST service
request.</p>