> 
> On Feb 1, 2024, at 10:34 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
> On 31/01/2024 00:15, Ryan Esch wrote:
>> From what I understand, the container knows if a user is authenticated by 
>> using the session id passed to it and then looking up the user principal. If 
>> this is non-null, the user is authenticated. I am using web.xml with 
>> security constraints and UsersRoleLoginModule defined in jaas.conf which is 
>> working fine. I want to add an additional method of login.
>> How do I set the principal on the session in my custom login module?
> 
> Is this a JAAS login module or something else?
> 
>> I have tried a number of things, including:
>> HttpSession session = request.getSession();
>> // Retrieve or create the Subject
>> Subject subject = (Subject) 
>> session.getAttribute("javax.security.auth.subject");
>> if (subject == null) {
>>     subject = new Subject();
>>     session.setAttribute("javax.security.auth.subject", subject);
>> }
>> subject.getPrincipals().size());
>> Principal customPrincipal = new CustomPrincipal("Random Username");
>> subject.getPrincipals().add(customPrincipal);All my calls to 
>> request.getUserPrincipal() are null so of course my custom login 
>> fails.Alternatively/additionally, can I configure the container to also 
>> check for an access token for authentication?
>> Thank you for any input or advice. I'd be happy to share additional 
>> details.Ryan
> 
> Take a look at AuthenticatorBase.register()
> 
> Mark
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Yes, this is jaas. I’ve realized that if I use jboss’ SimplePrincipal to create 
my principal, the user principal is finally set on the subject. However, when I 
use a custom principal, it is not set on the subject correctly. Even if I copy 
SimplePrincipal exactly or extend it. Note that “correctly” means that I get 
something returned from request.getUserPrincipal. There must be something 
behind the scenes that checks for exactly SimplePrincipal?

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