- java.lang.Object
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- com.sun.security.auth.module.LdapLoginModule
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
LoginModule
public class LdapLoginModule extends Object implements LoginModule
ThisLoginModule
performs LDAP-based authentication. A username and password is verified against the corresponding user credentials stored in an LDAP directory. This module requires the suppliedCallbackHandler
to support aNameCallback
and aPasswordCallback
. If authentication is successful then a newLdapPrincipal
is created using the user's distinguished name and a newUserPrincipal
is created using the user's username and both are associated with the currentSubject
.This module operates in one of three modes: search-first, authentication-first or authentication-only. A mode is selected by specifying a particular set of options.
In search-first mode, the LDAP directory is searched to determine the user's distinguished name and then authentication is attempted. An (anonymous) search is performed using the supplied username in conjunction with a specified search filter. If successful then authentication is attempted using the user's distinguished name and the supplied password. To enable this mode, set the
userFilter
option and omit theauthIdentity
option. Use search-first mode when the user's distinguished name is not known in advance.In authentication-first mode, authentication is attempted using the supplied username and password and then the LDAP directory is searched. If authentication is successful then a search is performed using the supplied username in conjunction with a specified search filter. To enable this mode, set the
authIdentity
and theuserFilter
options. Use authentication-first mode when accessing an LDAP directory that has been configured to disallow anonymous searches.In authentication-only mode, authentication is attempted using the supplied username and password. The LDAP directory is not searched because the user's distinguished name is already known. To enable this mode, set the
authIdentity
option to a valid distinguished name and omit theuserFilter
option. Use authentication-only mode when the user's distinguished name is known in advance.The following option is mandatory and must be specified in this module's login
Configuration
:-
userProvider=ldap_urls
- This option identifies the LDAP directory that stores user entries.
ldap_urls is a list of space-separated LDAP URLs
(RFC 2255)
that identifies the LDAP server to use and the position in
its directory tree where user entries are located.
When several LDAP URLs are specified then each is attempted,
in turn, until the first successful connection is established.
Spaces in the distinguished name component of the URL must be escaped
using the standard mechanism of percent character ('
%
') followed by two hexadecimal digits (seeURI
). Query components must also be omitted from the URL.Automatic discovery of the LDAP server via DNS (RFC 2782) is supported (once DNS has been configured to support such a service). It is enabled by omitting the hostname and port number components from the LDAP URL.
This module also recognizes the following optional
Configuration
options:-
userFilter=ldap_filter
- This option specifies the search filter to use to locate a user's
entry in the LDAP directory. It is used to determine a user's
distinguished name.
ldap_filter
is an LDAP filter string (RFC 2254). If it contains the special token "{USERNAME}
" then that token will be replaced with the supplied username value before the filter is used to search the directory. -
authIdentity=auth_id
- This option specifies the identity to use when authenticating a user
to the LDAP directory.
auth_id
may be an LDAP distinguished name string (RFC 2253) or some other string name. It must contain the special token "{USERNAME}
" which will be replaced with the supplied username value before the name is used for authentication. Note that if this option does not contain a distinguished name then theuserFilter
option must also be specified. -
authzIdentity=authz_id
- This option specifies an authorization identity for the user.
authz_id
is any string name. If it comprises a single special token with curly braces then that token is treated as a attribute name and will be replaced with a single value of that attribute from the user's LDAP entry. If the attribute cannot be found then the option is ignored. When this option is supplied and the user has been successfully authenticated then an additionalUserPrincipal
is created using the authorization identity and it is associated with the currentSubject
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useSSL
- if
false
, this module does not establish an SSL connection to the LDAP server before attempting authentication. SSL is used to protect the privacy of the user's password because it is transmitted in the clear over LDAP. By default, this module uses SSL. -
useFirstPass
- if
true
, this module retrieves the username and password from the module's shared state, using "javax.security.auth.login.name" and "javax.security.auth.login.password" as the respective keys. The retrieved values are used for authentication. If authentication fails, no attempt for a retry is made, and the failure is reported back to the calling application. -
tryFirstPass
- if
true
, this module retrieves the username and password from the module's shared state, using "javax.security.auth.login.name" and "javax.security.auth.login.password" as the respective keys. The retrieved values are used for authentication. If authentication fails, the module uses theCallbackHandler
to retrieve a new username and password, and another attempt to authenticate is made. If the authentication fails, the failure is reported back to the calling application. -
storePass
- if
true
, this module stores the username and password obtained from theCallbackHandler
in the module's shared state, using "javax.security.auth.login.name" and "javax.security.auth.login.password" as the respective keys. This is not performed if existing values already exist for the username and password in the shared state, or if authentication fails. -
clearPass
- if
true
, this module clears the username and password stored in the module's shared state after both phases of authentication (login and commit) have completed. -
debug
- if
true
, debug messages are displayed on the standard output stream.
Arbitrary "JNDI properties" may also be specified in the
Configuration
. They are added to the environment and passed to the LDAP provider. Note that the following four JNDI properties are set by this module directly and are ignored if also present in the configuration:-
java.naming.provider.url
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java.naming.security.principal
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java.naming.security.credentials
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java.naming.security.protocol
Three sample
Configuration
s are shown below. The first one activates search-first mode. It identifies the LDAP server and specifies that users' entries be located by theiruid
andobjectClass
attributes. It also specifies that an identity based on the user'semployeeNumber
attribute should be created. The second one activates authentication-first mode. It requests that the LDAP server be located dynamically, that authentication be performed using the supplied username directly but without the protection of SSL and that users' entries be located by one of three naming attributes and theirobjectClass
attribute. The third one activates authentication-only mode. It identifies alternative LDAP servers, it specifies the distinguished name to use for authentication and a fixed identity to use for authorization. No directory search is performed.ExampleApplication { com.sun.security.auth.module.LdapLoginModule REQUIRED userProvider="ldap://ldap-svr/ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" userFilter="(&(uid={USERNAME})(objectClass=inetOrgPerson))" authzIdentity="{EMPLOYEENUMBER}" debug=true; }; ExampleApplication { com.sun.security.auth.module.LdapLoginModule REQUIRED userProvider="ldap:///cn=users,dc=example,dc=com" authIdentity="{USERNAME}" userFilter="(&(|(samAccountName={USERNAME})(userPrincipalName={USERNAME})(cn={USERNAME}))(objectClass=user))" useSSL=false debug=true; }; ExampleApplication { com.sun.security.auth.module.LdapLoginModule REQUIRED userProvider="ldap://ldap-svr1 ldap://ldap-svr2" authIdentity="cn={USERNAME},ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" authzIdentity="staff" debug=true; };
- Note:
- When a
SecurityManager
is active then an application that creates aLoginContext
and uses aLoginModule
must be granted certain permissions.If the application creates a login context using an installed
Configuration
then the application must be granted theAuthPermission
to create login contexts. For example, the following security policy allows an application in the user's current directory to instantiate any login context:grant codebase "file:${user.dir}/" { permission javax.security.auth.AuthPermission "createLoginContext.*"; };
Alternatively, if the application creates a login context using a caller-specifiedConfiguration
then the application must be granted the permissions required by theLoginModule
. This module requires the following two permissions:- The
SocketPermission
to connect to an LDAP server. - The
AuthPermission
to modify the set ofPrincipal
s associated with aSubject
.
For example, the following security policy grants an application in the user's current directory all the permissions required by this module:
grant codebase "file:${user.dir}/" { permission java.net.SocketPermission "*:389", "connect"; permission java.net.SocketPermission "*:636", "connect"; permission javax.security.auth.AuthPermission "modifyPrincipals"; };
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- Since:
- 1.6
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description LdapLoginModule()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description boolean
abort()
Abort user authentication.boolean
commit()
Complete user authentication.void
initialize(Subject subject, CallbackHandler callbackHandler, Map<String,?> sharedState, Map<String,?> options)
Initialize thisLoginModule
.boolean
login()
Begin user authentication.boolean
logout()
Logout a user.
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Method Detail
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initialize
public void initialize(Subject subject, CallbackHandler callbackHandler, Map<String,?> sharedState, Map<String,?> options)
Initialize thisLoginModule
.- Specified by:
initialize
in interfaceLoginModule
- Parameters:
subject
- theSubject
to be authenticated.callbackHandler
- aCallbackHandler
to acquire the username and password.sharedState
- sharedLoginModule
state.options
- options specified in the loginConfiguration
for this particularLoginModule
.
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login
public boolean login() throws LoginException
Begin user authentication.Acquire the user's credentials and verify them against the specified LDAP directory.
- Specified by:
login
in interfaceLoginModule
- Returns:
- true always, since this
LoginModule
should not be ignored. - Throws:
FailedLoginException
- if the authentication fails.LoginException
- if thisLoginModule
is unable to perform the authentication.
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commit
public boolean commit() throws LoginException
Complete user authentication.This method is called if the LoginContext's overall authentication succeeded (the relevant REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT and OPTIONAL LoginModules succeeded).
If this LoginModule's own authentication attempt succeeded (checked by retrieving the private state saved by the
login
method), then this method associates anLdapPrincipal
and one or moreUserPrincipal
s with theSubject
located in theLoginModule
. If this LoginModule's own authentication attempted failed, then this method removes any state that was originally saved.- Specified by:
commit
in interfaceLoginModule
- Returns:
- true if this LoginModule's own login and commit attempts succeeded, or false otherwise.
- Throws:
LoginException
- if the commit fails
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abort
public boolean abort() throws LoginException
Abort user authentication.This method is called if the overall authentication failed. (the relevant REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT and OPTIONAL LoginModules did not succeed).
If this LoginModule's own authentication attempt succeeded (checked by retrieving the private state saved by the
login
andcommit
methods), then this method cleans up any state that was originally saved.- Specified by:
abort
in interfaceLoginModule
- Returns:
- false if this LoginModule's own login and/or commit attempts failed, and true otherwise.
- Throws:
LoginException
- if the abort fails.
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logout
public boolean logout() throws LoginException
Logout a user.This method removes the Principals that were added by the
commit
method.- Specified by:
logout
in interfaceLoginModule
- Returns:
- true in all cases since this
LoginModule
should not be ignored. - Throws:
LoginException
- if the logout fails.
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