org.mycore.user.authentication
Class MCRJAASAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  org.mycore.user.authentication.MCRJAASAuthenticator

public class MCRJAASAuthenticator
extends Object

Authenticates a user by checking the password against a JAAS LoginModule. You need a jaas.conf file, for example the following configuration to authenticate using Kerberos service: MCRJAASAuthenticator { com.sun.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule required principal="myhost@Example.CORP" useTicketCache=false; }; The following configuration property must be set: MCR.UserAuthenticator.[ID].LoginContextID the ID of the JAAS login context, as declared in jaas.conf. Default is "MCRJAASAuthenticator" as in the sample jaas.conf above.

Constructor Summary

MCRJAASAuthenticator()

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate(String username, String password)
void	init(String ID)
static void	main(String[] args) A small test application, modify source code to test class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MCRJAASAuthenticator

public MCRJAASAuthenticator()

Method Detail

init

public void init(String ID)

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(String username,
                            String password)

main

public static void main(String[] args)

A small test application, modify source code to test class. You need a jaas.conf file. Start main method with java -Djava.security.auth.login.config=jaas.conf org.mycore.user.authentication.MCRJAASAuthenticator