In custom security valve if i set an attribute in session. Later i 'm not
able to get this attribute in portlet JSP page. It is always
NULL. Application is deployed on Tomcat and already have set
crossContext="true". Does the session get overridden somewhere?

Thanks

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:59 PM, anyz <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think i got it...added the custom valve in default jetspeed pipeline that
> is in the following bean:
>
> <bean id="jetspeed-pipeline"......../>
>
> It is added after <ref bean="loginValidationValve" /> in constructor
> argument list. Now subject and everything is available.]
>
> Is this correct way to do things?
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:37 PM, anyz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I added custom valve in "login-pipeline" bean defined in pipelines.xml
>> that is probably not right place to do.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:10 PM, anyz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I implemented my custom valve by extending AbstractSecurityValve. The
>>> documentation says this valve "Authenticates the user or redirects to Login
>>> if necessary, adds the authenticated Subject to the RequestContext."
>>> However in the invoke() method as i try to get subject from request
>>> context its always NULL.
>>>
>>> My understanding is this valve invokes login module to authenticate user
>>> and once authentication done it sets teh subject in request context. I have
>>> called the super.invoke(rc,vc) in my custom valve but subject is always
>>> NULL.
>>>
>>> Could you please guide what am i missing?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 4:17 AM, Woonsan Ko <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Tue, 3/1/11, anyz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > From: anyz <[email protected]>
>>>> > Subject: Storing Custom Object in Session on User Login
>>>> > To: "Jetspeed Users List" <[email protected]>
>>>> > Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 6:49 AM
>>>> > I need to set a custom class object
>>>> > into session once user logged into
>>>> > Jetspeed. This object will be accessed and used later by
>>>> > portlets. After
>>>> > searching into email list and forum i found two ways of
>>>> > intercepting J2
>>>> > login process:
>>>> >
>>>> > 1- Custom Login Module
>>>> > 2- Custom Security Valve and possibly Filter (not sure if
>>>> > Filter works in
>>>> > Jetspeed 2.2.1 or its for old version)
>>>> >
>>>> > I manged to plug my custom login module however i could not
>>>> > find a way to
>>>> > get session in login() method and set my custom class
>>>> > object into session.
>>>> > Is it possible to get HttpSession in custom login module?
>>>>
>>>> It is not possible to access HttpSession in a JAAS LoginModule.
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > If i have write security valve, do i also need some sort of
>>>> > Serverlt filter
>>>> > where i can set custom object into session.
>>>>
>>>> You don't need a servlet filter if you use a custom security valve.
>>>> Servlet filter such as PoralLoginFilter is enabled/used only for some
>>>> environment like WAS instead of Jetspeed JAAS LoginModule.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Woonsan
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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