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SEC-1122: Fixed Jaas doc on AuthorityGranter.

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Luke Taylor 2009-04-20 07:05:56 +00:00
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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ JAASTest {
sample.SampleLoginModule required; sample.SampleLoginModule required;
};</programlisting></para> };</programlisting></para>
<para>Like all Spring Security beans, the <para>Like all Spring Security beans, the
<literal>JaasAuthenticationProvider</literal> is configured via the <classname>JaasAuthenticationProvider</classname> is configured via the
application context. The following definitions would correspond to the application context. The following definitions would correspond to the
above JAAS login configuration file: above JAAS login configuration file:
<programlisting><![CDATA[ <programlisting><![CDATA[
@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ JAASTest {
]]></programlisting></para> ]]></programlisting></para>
<para>The <literal>CallbackHandler</literal>s and <para>The <literal>CallbackHandler</literal>s and
<literal>AuthorityGranter</literal>s are discussed below.</para> <interfacename>AuthorityGranter</interfacename>s are discussed below.</para>
<section xml:id="jaas-callbackhandler"> <section xml:id="jaas-callbackhandler">
<info><title xml:id="jaas-callback-handler">JAAS CallbackHandler</title></info> <info><title xml:id="jaas-callback-handler">JAAS CallbackHandler</title></info>
@ -105,26 +105,26 @@ JAASTest {
<literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> interface.</para> <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> interface.</para>
<para>An <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> is responsible for <para>An <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> is responsible for
inspecting a JAAS principal and returning a inspecting a JAAS principal and returning a set of
<literal>String</literal>. The <literal>String</literal>s, representing the authorities assigned to the principal.
<literal>JaasAuthenticationProvider</literal> then creates a For each returned authority string, the
<literal>JaasGrantedAuthority</literal> (which implements Spring <classname>JaasAuthenticationProvider</classname> creates a
<classname>JaasGrantedAuthority</classname> (which implements Spring
Security’s <interfacename>GrantedAuthority</interfacename> interface) containing Security’s <interfacename>GrantedAuthority</interfacename> interface) containing
both the <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal>-returned the authority string and the JAAS principal that the
<literal>String</literal> and the JAAS principal that the <interfacename>AuthorityGranter</interfacename> was passed. The
<literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> was passed. The <classname>JaasAuthenticationProvider</classname> obtains the JAAS
<literal>JaasAuthenticationProvider</literal> obtains the JAAS
principals by firstly successfully authenticating the user’s principals by firstly successfully authenticating the user’s
credentials using the JAAS <literal>LoginModule</literal>, and then credentials using the JAAS <literal>LoginModule</literal>, and then
accessing the <literal>LoginContext</literal> it returns. A call to accessing the <literal>LoginContext</literal> it returns. A call to
<literal>LoginContext.getSubject().getPrincipals()</literal> is <literal>LoginContext.getSubject().getPrincipals()</literal> is
made, with each resulting principal passed to each made, with each resulting principal passed to each
<literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> defined against the <interfacename>AuthorityGranter</interfacename> defined against the
<literal>JaasAuthenticationProvider.setAuthorityGranters(List)</literal> <literal>JaasAuthenticationProvider.setAuthorityGranters(List)</literal>
property.</para> property.</para>
<para>Spring Security does not include any production <para>Spring Security does not include any production
<literal>AuthorityGranter</literal>s given that every JAAS principal <interfacename>AuthorityGranter</interfacename>s given that every JAAS principal
has an implementation-specific meaning. However, there is a has an implementation-specific meaning. However, there is a
<literal>TestAuthorityGranter</literal> in the unit tests that <literal>TestAuthorityGranter</literal> in the unit tests that
demonstrates a simple <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal> demonstrates a simple <literal>AuthorityGranter</literal>