title: Apache & Tomcat reverse proxy with basic authentication: Can Tomcat receive the username?
body: <p>I've successfully configured Apache to listen over SSL/443 and proxy Tomcat listening on HTTP/8080.  I have also set up basic authentication in Apache.</p>
  
  <p>Once the user connects to my Tomcat servlet, will the HttpServletRequest.getRemoteUser() be populated or null.  If null, how might I get the remote user?</p>