org.apache.catalina.realm
Class JAASRealm

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.apache.catalina.realm.RealmBase
      extended byorg.apache.catalina.realm.JAASRealm
All Implemented Interfaces:
Lifecycle, Realm

public class JAASRealm
extends RealmBase

Implmentation of Realm that authenticates users via the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS). JAAS support requires either JDK 1.4 (which includes it as part of the standard platform) or JDK 1.3 (with the plug-in jaas.jar file).

The value configured for the appName property is passed to the javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext constructor, to specify the application name used to select the set of relevant LoginModules required.

The JAAS Specification describes the result of a successful login as a javax.security.auth.Subject instance, which can contain zero or more java.security.Principal objects in the return value of the Subject.getPrincipals() method. However, it provides no guidance on how to distinguish Principals that describe the individual user (and are thus appropriate to return as the value of request.getUserPrincipal() in a web application) from the Principal(s) that describe the authorized roles for this user. To maintain as much independence as possible from the underlying LoginMethod implementation executed by JAAS, the following policy is implemented by this Realm:

Version:
$Revision: 466595 $ $Date: 2006-10-21 23:24:41 +0100 (Sat, 21 Oct 2006) $
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary
protected  java.lang.String appName
          The application name passed to the JAAS LoginContext, which uses it to select the set of relevant LoginModules.
protected static java.lang.String info
          Descriptive information about this Realm implementation.
protected static java.lang.String name
          Descriptive information about this Realm implementation.
protected  java.util.ArrayList roleClasses
          The list of role class names, split out for easy processing.
protected  java.lang.String roleClassNames
          Comma-delimited list of javax.security.Principal classes that represent security roles.
protected static StringManager sm
          The string manager for this package.
protected  java.util.ArrayList userClasses
          The set of user class names, split out for easy processing.
protected  java.lang.String userClassNames
          Comma-delimited list of javax.security.Principal classes that represent individual users.
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.catalina.realm.RealmBase
container, debug, digest, digestEncoding, lifecycle, md, md5Encoder, md5Helper, started, support, validate
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.catalina.Lifecycle
AFTER_START_EVENT, AFTER_STOP_EVENT, BEFORE_START_EVENT, BEFORE_STOP_EVENT, START_EVENT, STOP_EVENT
 
Constructor Summary
JAASRealm()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.security.Principal authenticate(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String credentials)
          Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one; otherwise return null.
protected  java.security.Principal createPrincipal(java.lang.String username, javax.security.auth.Subject subject)
          Construct and return a java.security.Principal instance representing the authenticated user for the specified Subject.
 java.lang.String getAppName()
          getter for the appName member variable
protected  java.lang.String getName()
          Return a short name for this Realm implementation.
protected  java.lang.String getPassword(java.lang.String username)
          Return the password associated with the given principal's user name.
protected  java.security.Principal getPrincipal(java.lang.String username)
          Return the Principal associated with the given user name.
 java.lang.String getRoleClassNames()
           
 java.lang.String getUserClassNames()
           
 void setAppName(java.lang.String name)
          setter for the appName member variable
 void setRoleClassNames(java.lang.String roleClassNames)
           
 void setUserClassNames(java.lang.String userClassNames)
           
 void start()
          Prepare for active use of the public methods of this Component.
 void stop()
          Gracefully shut down active use of the public methods of this Component.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.catalina.realm.RealmBase
addLifecycleListener, addPropertyChangeListener, authenticate, authenticate, authenticate, digest, Digest, findLifecycleListeners, getContainer, getDebug, getDigest, getDigest, getDigestEncoding, getInfo, getPrincipal, getValidate, hasMessageDigest, hasRole, log, log, main, removeLifecycleListener, removePropertyChangeListener, setContainer, setDebug, setDigest, setDigestEncoding, setValidate
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

appName

protected java.lang.String appName
The application name passed to the JAAS LoginContext, which uses it to select the set of relevant LoginModules.


info

protected static final java.lang.String info
Descriptive information about this Realm implementation.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

name

protected static final java.lang.String name
Descriptive information about this Realm implementation.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

roleClasses

protected java.util.ArrayList roleClasses
The list of role class names, split out for easy processing.


sm

protected static final StringManager sm
The string manager for this package.


userClasses

protected java.util.ArrayList userClasses
The set of user class names, split out for easy processing.


roleClassNames

protected java.lang.String roleClassNames
Comma-delimited list of javax.security.Principal classes that represent security roles.


userClassNames

protected java.lang.String userClassNames
Comma-delimited list of javax.security.Principal classes that represent individual users.

Constructor Detail

JAASRealm

public JAASRealm()
Method Detail

setAppName

public void setAppName(java.lang.String name)
setter for the appName member variable


getAppName

public java.lang.String getAppName()
getter for the appName member variable


getRoleClassNames

public java.lang.String getRoleClassNames()

setRoleClassNames

public void setRoleClassNames(java.lang.String roleClassNames)

getUserClassNames

public java.lang.String getUserClassNames()

setUserClassNames

public void setUserClassNames(java.lang.String userClassNames)

authenticate

public java.security.Principal authenticate(java.lang.String username,
                                            java.lang.String credentials)
Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one; otherwise return null. If there are any errors with the JDBC connection, executing the query or anything we return null (don't authenticate). This event is also logged, and the connection will be closed so that a subsequent request will automatically re-open it.

Specified by:
authenticate in interface Realm
Overrides:
authenticate in class RealmBase
Parameters:
username - Username of the Principal to look up
credentials - Password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username

getName

protected java.lang.String getName()
Return a short name for this Realm implementation.

Specified by:
getName in class RealmBase

getPassword

protected java.lang.String getPassword(java.lang.String username)
Return the password associated with the given principal's user name.

Specified by:
getPassword in class RealmBase

getPrincipal

protected java.security.Principal getPrincipal(java.lang.String username)
Return the Principal associated with the given user name.

Specified by:
getPrincipal in class RealmBase

createPrincipal

protected java.security.Principal createPrincipal(java.lang.String username,
                                                  javax.security.auth.Subject subject)
Construct and return a java.security.Principal instance representing the authenticated user for the specified Subject. If no such Principal can be constructed, return null.

Parameters:
subject - The Subject representing the logged in user

start

public void start()
           throws LifecycleException
Prepare for active use of the public methods of this Component.

Specified by:
start in interface Lifecycle
Overrides:
start in class RealmBase
Throws:
LifecycleException - if this component detects a fatal error that prevents it from being started

stop

public void stop()
          throws LifecycleException
Gracefully shut down active use of the public methods of this Component.

Specified by:
stop in interface Lifecycle
Overrides:
stop in class RealmBase
Throws:
LifecycleException - if this component detects a fatal error that needs to be reported


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