Module jdk.security.auth
Package com.sun.security.auth.module

Class UnixLoginModule

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    LoginModule
    public class UnixLoginModule
extends Object
implements LoginModule
    This LoginModule imports a user's Unix Principal information (UnixPrincipal, UnixNumericUserPrincipal, and UnixNumericGroupPrincipal) and associates them with the current Subject.

    This LoginModule recognizes the debug option. If set to true in the login Configuration, debug messages will be output to the output stream, System.out.

    • Constructor Detail

      • UnixLoginModule

        public UnixLoginModule()

    • Method Detail

      • initialize

        public void initialize​(Subject subject,
                       CallbackHandler callbackHandler,
                       Map<String,​?> sharedState,
                       Map<String,​?> options)
        Initialize this LoginModule.
        Specified by:
        initialize in interface LoginModule
        Parameters:
        subject - the Subject to be authenticated.
        callbackHandler - a CallbackHandler for communicating with the end user (prompting for usernames and passwords, for example).
        sharedState - shared LoginModule state.
        options - options specified in the login Configuration for this particular LoginModule.

      • login

        public boolean login()
              throws LoginException
        Authenticate the user (first phase).

        The implementation of this method attempts to retrieve the user's Unix Subject information by making a native Unix system call.

        Specified by:
        login in interface LoginModule
        Returns:
        true in all cases (this LoginModule should not be ignored).
        Throws:
        FailedLoginException - if attempts to retrieve the underlying system information fail.
        LoginException - if the authentication fails

      • commit

        public boolean commit()
               throws LoginException
        Commit the authentication (second phase).

        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 (the importing of the Unix authentication information succeeded), then this method associates the Unix Principals with the Subject currently tied to the LoginModule. If this LoginModule's authentication attempted failed, then this method removes any state that was originally saved.

        Specified by:
        commit in interface LoginModule
        Returns:
        true if this LoginModule's own login and commit attempts succeeded, or false otherwise.
        Throws:
        LoginException - if the commit fails

      • abort

        public boolean abort()
              throws LoginException
        Abort the authentication (second phase).

        This method is called if the LoginContext's overall authentication failed. (the relevant REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT and OPTIONAL LoginModules did not succeed).

        This method cleans up any state that was originally saved as part of the authentication attempt from the login and commit methods.

        Specified by:
        abort in interface LoginModule
        Returns:
        false if this LoginModule's own login and/or commit attempts failed, and true otherwise.
        Throws:
        LoginException - if the abort fails

      • logout

        public boolean logout()
               throws LoginException
        Logout the user

        This method removes the Principals associated with the Subject.

        Specified by:
        logout in interface LoginModule
        Returns:
        true in all cases (this LoginModule should not be ignored).
        Throws:
        LoginException - if the logout fails