userObject = remote.getUserObject(individualId, firstName, lastName, userType);
userObject.setLoginName(username);
// In a certain case we will need a blank rights matrix, so prepare the remote connection now.
AuthorizationHome ah = (AuthorizationHome)CVUtility.getHomeObject("com.centraview.administration.authorization.AuthorizationHome","Authorization");
Authorization authorizationRemote = ah.create();
authorizationRemote.setDataSource(dataSource);
if (remember.equals("on")) {
// the "Remember Me" cookie contains the a string in the format
// "<userName>/<password>". This string is then encrypted.