// Configure a web request with the JSESSIONID cookie,
// the username and the password.
WebRequest request = getSecurityRequest();
request.setConfiguration(theConfiguration);
request.addCookie(sessionIdCookieName, sessionId);
request.addParameter("j_username", getName(),
WebRequest.POST_METHOD);
request.addParameter("j_password", getPassword(),
WebRequest.POST_METHOD);
// Make the connection using the configured web request.