A system is disclosed which facilitates authentication processes with
web-enabled wireless devices, including those that do not support the use
of cookie files. To facilitate such authentication, a web server analyzes
an HTTP request file from a communication device for the presence of
security token data. Where none is found, a client is directed to a login
page for input of authentication data, such as a user name and password
information. Upon proper authentication, the client's communication
device is issued a security token using standard HTML--INPUT tags.
Thereafter, the web server determines if each additional HTTP request
file received from the client includes a security token before responding
to the request.