> Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 12:42:04 +0530
> Subject: Configuration of <auth-constraint> ?
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
>
> I am using client certificates in my application. Here is the configuration
> i did
>
> Step1:-
>
> Added below snippet in tomcat-users.xml file
>
> <role rolename="certrole"/>
> <user username="ignoreAndCheckInWebApp" password="nopass"
> roles="certrole"/>
>
>
> Step 2:-
> Added below sniipet in web.xml
>
> <security-constraint>
> <web-resource-collection>
> <web-resource-name>Client Certificate Auth</web-resource-name>
> <url-pattern>/MyClientAuthenticator.jsp</url-pattern>
> </web-resource-collection>
> <auth-constraint>
> <role-name>certrole</role-name>
> </auth-constraint>
> </security-constraint>
> <login-config>
> <auth-method>CLIENT-CERT</auth-method>
> </login-config>
>
> placed a jar file conatining MySSlAuthentication.java into the lib folder
> of Tomcat.
>
>
> Step3:-
> Then added below valve element under tomcat\conf\context.xml
>
> <Valve className="MySSlAuthentication"/>
>
>
> So its more or less th eprocedure mentioned at
> http://twoguysarguing.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/mutual-authentication-with-client-cert-tomcat-6-and-httpclient/
>
>
> My understanding when browser tries to call the MyClientAuthenticator.jsp,
> server asks the client certificate from browser. But why do we need two
> entries
> * <role rolename="certrole"/> *
> *<user username="ignoreAndCheckInWebApp" password="nopass"
> roles="certrole"/> *under tomcat-users.xml and what is the use of below
> entry ?
>
> *<auth-constraint>*
> * <role-name>certrole</role-name>*
> * </auth-constraint>*
MG> for the URL presented at /MyClientAuthenticator.jsp
> <url-pattern>/MyClientAuthenticator.jsp</url-pattern>
> </web-resource-collection>
> <auth-constraint>
MG>The role from tomcat-users.xml defined as 'certrole'
> <role-name>certrole</role-name>
> </auth-constraint>
> </security-constraint>
> <login-config>
MG>would be authenticated (based on the contents of the presented Client Cert)
> <auth-method>CLIENT-CERT</auth-method>
> </login-config>
MG>Makes Sense?
