java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/NonLoginAuthenticator.java

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package org.apache.catalina.authenticator;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.catalina.connector.Request;

/**
 * An <b>Authenticator</b> and <b>Valve</b> implementation that checks
 * only security constraints not involving user authentication.
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 */
public final class NonLoginAuthenticator extends AuthenticatorBase {


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * <p>Authenticate the user making this request, based on the fact that no
     * <code>login-config</code> has been defined for the container.</p>
     *
     * <p>This implementation means "login the user even though there is no
     * self-contained way to establish a security Principal for that user".</p>
     *
     * <p>This method is called by the AuthenticatorBase super class to
     * establish a Principal for the user BEFORE the container security
     * constraints are examined, i.e. it is not yet known whether the user
     * will eventually be permitted to access the requested resource.
     * Therefore, it is necessary to always return <code>true</code> to
     * indicate the user has not failed authentication.</p>
     *
     * <p>There are two cases:</p>
     * <ul>
     * <li>without SingleSignon: a Session instance does not yet exist
     *     and there is no <code>auth-method</code> to authenticate the
     *     user, so leave Request's Principal as null.
     *     Note: AuthenticatorBase will later examine the security constraints
     *           to determine whether the resource is accessible by a user
     *           without a security Principal and Role (i.e. unauthenticated).
     * </li>
     * <li>with SingleSignon: if the user has already authenticated via
     *     another container (using its own login configuration), then
     *     associate this Session with the SSOEntry so it inherits the
     *     already-established security Principal and associated Roles.
     *     Note: This particular session will become a full member of the
     *           SingleSignOnEntry Session collection and so will potentially
     *           keep the SSOE "alive", even if all the other properly
     *           authenticated Sessions expire first... until it expires too.
     * </li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param request  Request we are processing
     * @param response Response we are creating
     * @return boolean to indicate whether the user is authenticated
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    @Override
    public boolean authenticate(Request request, HttpServletResponse response)
        throws IOException {

        // Don't try and use SSO to authenticate since there is no auth
        // configured for this web application
        if (checkForCachedAuthentication(request, response, true)) {
            // save the inherited Principal in this session so it can remain
            // authenticated until it expires
            if (cache) {
                request.getSessionInternal(true).setPrincipal(request.getUserPrincipal());
            }
            return true;
        }

        // No Principal means the user is not already authenticated
        // and so will not be assigned any roles. It is safe to
        // to say the user is now authenticated because access to
        // protected resources will only be allowed with a matching role.
        // i.e. SC_FORBIDDEN (403 status) will be generated later.
        if (containerLog.isDebugEnabled())
            containerLog.debug("User authenticated without any roles");
        return true;
    }


    /**
     * Return the authentication method, which is vendor-specific and
     * not defined by HttpServletRequest.
     */
    @Override
    protected String getAuthMethod() {
        return "NONE";
    }
}