org.apache.catalina
Interface Realm

All Known Implementing Classes:

CombinedRealm, DataSourceRealm, JAASMemoryLoginModule, JAASRealm, JDBCRealm, JNDIRealm, LockOutRealm, MemoryRealm, RealmBase, UserDatabaseRealm

public interface Realm

A Realm is a read-only facade for an underlying security realm used to authenticate individual users, and identify the security roles associated with those users. Realms can be attached at any Container level, but will typically only be attached to a Context, or higher level, Container.

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

getContainer

Container getContainer()

Return the Container with which this Realm has been associated.

setContainer

void setContainer(Container container)

Set the Container with which this Realm has been associated.

Parameters:

container - The associated Container

getInfo

java.lang.String getInfo()

Return descriptive information about this Realm implementation and the corresponding version number, in the format <description>/<version>.

addPropertyChangeListener

void addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)

Add a property change listener to this component.

Parameters:

listener - The listener to add

authenticate

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.

Parameters:

username - Username of the Principal to look up

credentials - Password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username

authenticate

java.security.Principal authenticate(java.lang.String username,
                                     byte[] credentials)

Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one; otherwise return null.

Parameters:

username - Username of the Principal to look up

credentials - Password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username

authenticate

java.security.Principal authenticate(java.lang.String username,
                                     java.lang.String digest,
                                     java.lang.String nonce,
                                     java.lang.String nc,
                                     java.lang.String cnonce,
                                     java.lang.String qop,
                                     java.lang.String realm,
                                     java.lang.String md5a2)

Return the Principal associated with the specified username, which matches the digest calculated using the given parameters using the method described in RFC 2069; otherwise return null.

Parameters:

username - Username of the Principal to look up

digest - Digest which has been submitted by the client

nonce - Unique (or supposedly unique) token which has been used for this request

realm - Realm name

md5a2 - Second MD5 digest used to calculate the digest : MD5(Method + ":" + uri)

authenticate

java.security.Principal authenticate(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs)

Return the Principal associated with the specified chain of X509 client certificates. If there is none, return null.

Parameters:

certs - Array of client certificates, with the first one in the array being the certificate of the client itself.

backgroundProcess

void backgroundProcess()

Execute a periodic task, such as reloading, etc. This method will be invoked inside the classloading context of this container. Unexpected throwables will be caught and logged.

findSecurityConstraints

SecurityConstraint[] findSecurityConstraints(Request request,
                                             Context context)

Return the SecurityConstraints configured to guard the request URI for this request, or null if there is no such constraint.

Parameters:

request - Request we are processing

hasResourcePermission

boolean hasResourcePermission(Request request,
                              Response response,
                              SecurityConstraint[] constraint,
                              Context context)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Perform access control based on the specified authorization constraint. Return true if this constraint is satisfied and processing should continue, or false otherwise.

Parameters:

request - Request we are processing

response - Response we are creating

constraint - Security constraint we are enforcing

context - The Context to which client of this class is attached.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs

hasRole

boolean hasRole(java.security.Principal principal,
                java.lang.String role)

Return true if the specified Principal has the specified security role, within the context of this Realm; otherwise return false.

Parameters:

principal - Principal for whom the role is to be checked

role - Security role to be checked

hasUserDataPermission

boolean hasUserDataPermission(Request request,
                              Response response,
                              SecurityConstraint[] constraint)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Enforce any user data constraint required by the security constraint guarding this request URI. Return true if this constraint was not violated and processing should continue, or false if we have created a response already.

Parameters:

request - Request we are processing

response - Response we are creating

constraint - Security constraint being checked

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs

removePropertyChangeListener

void removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)

Remove a property change listener from this component.

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove