--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/http/DigestAuthentication.java	Mon Oct 19 16:31:48 2009 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/http/DigestAuthentication.java	Tue Oct 20 15:35:55 2009 +0100
@@ -284,14 +284,16 @@
         params.setOpaque (p.findValue("opaque"));
         params.setQop (p.findValue("qop"));
 
-        String uri;
+        String uri="";
         String method;
         if (type == PROXY_AUTHENTICATION &&
                 conn.tunnelState() == HttpURLConnection.TunnelState.SETUP) {
             uri = HttpURLConnection.connectRequestURI(conn.getURL());
             method = HTTP_CONNECT;
         } else {
-            uri = conn.getRequestURI();
+            try {
+                uri = conn.getRequestURI();
+            } catch (IOException e) {}
             method = conn.getMethod();
         }