org.springframework.security.authentication.jaas

Class SecurityContextLoginModule

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.security.authentication.jaas.SecurityContextLoginModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

LoginModule

public class SecurityContextLoginModule
extends Object
implements LoginModule

An implementation of LoginModule that uses a Spring Security SecurityContext to provide authentication.

This LoginModule provides opposite functionality to the JaasAuthenticationProvider API, and should not really be used in conjunction with it.

The JaasAuthenticationProvider allows Spring Security to authenticate against Jaas.

The SecurityContextLoginModule allows a Jaas based application to authenticate against Spring Security. If there is no Authentication in the SecurityContextHolder the login() method will throw a LoginException by default. This functionality can be changed with the ignoreMissingAuthentication option by setting it to "true". Setting ignoreMissingAuthentication=true will tell the SecurityContextLoginModule to simply return false and be ignored if the authentication is null.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SecurityContextLoginModule()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	abort() Abort the authentication process by forgetting the Spring Security Authentication.
boolean	commit() Authenticate the Subject (phase two) by adding the Spring Security Authentication to the Subject's principals.
void	initialize(Subject subject, CallbackHandler callbackHandler, Map sharedState, Map options) Initialize this LoginModule.
boolean	login() Authenticate the Subject (phase one) by extracting the Spring Security Authentication from the current SecurityContext.
boolean	logout() Log out the Subject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SecurityContextLoginModule

public SecurityContextLoginModule()

Method Detail

abort

public boolean abort()
              throws LoginException

Abort the authentication process by forgetting the Spring Security Authentication.

Specified by:

abort in interface LoginModule

Returns:

true if this method succeeded, or false if this LoginModule should be ignored.

Throws:

LoginException - if the abort fails

commit

public boolean commit()
               throws LoginException

Authenticate the Subject (phase two) by adding the Spring Security Authentication to the Subject's principals.

Specified by:

commit in interface LoginModule

Returns:

true if this method succeeded, or false if this LoginModule should be ignored.

Throws:

LoginException - if the commit fails

initialize

public void initialize(Subject subject,
              CallbackHandler callbackHandler,
              Map sharedState,
              Map options)

Initialize this LoginModule. Ignores the callback handler, since the code establishing the LoginContext likely won't provide one that understands Spring Security. Also ignores the sharedState and options parameters, since none are recognized.

Specified by:

initialize in interface LoginModule

Parameters:

subject - the Subject to be authenticated.

callbackHandler - is ignored

sharedState - is ignored

options - are ignored

login

public boolean login()
              throws LoginException

Authenticate the Subject (phase one) by extracting the Spring Security Authentication from the current SecurityContext.

Specified by:

login in interface LoginModule

Returns:

true if the authentication succeeded, or false if this LoginModule should be ignored.

Throws:

LoginException - if the authentication fails

logout

public boolean logout()
               throws LoginException

Log out the Subject.

Specified by:

logout in interface LoginModule

Returns:

true if this method succeeded, or false if this LoginModule should be ignored.

Throws:

LoginException - if the logout fails