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Reply to topic   Topic: Principal object null after authentication
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somakd



Joined: 26 May 2016
Posts: 2
Location: Pune, India

PostPosted: Fri 21 Jun '19 9:00    Post subject: Principal object null after authentication Reply with quote

I am trying to set up IBM HTTP Server 8.5 as a front and a web application in Geronimo (geronimo-tomcat6-javaee5-2.1.4) as the backend. IHS handles user authentication and then forwards the request to Geronimo.

Here is my httpd.conf :

Code:

AuthType Basic
AuthBasicProvider ldap

AuthLDAPUrl ldap://xxxx:389/ou=bluepages,o=abc.com?mail,cn,dept
AuthzLDAPAuthoritative off
Require ldap-group cn=test_bit,ou=memberlist,ou=ibmgroups,o=abc.com

RequestHeader set AUTHENTICATE_MAIL %{AUTHENTICATE_mail}e
RequestHeader set AUTHENTICATE_CN %{AUTHENTICATE_cn}e
RequestHeader set DEPARTMENT %{AUTHENTICATE_dept}e
ProxyPass http://localhost:8080/principal/hello


There is no HTTPS, no SSL. The authentication works perfectly and my servlet in localhost:8080/principal/hello is called.

The problem I am facing is although i get all the header data that has been set using RequestHeader, I am not getting the Principal object.

request.getUserPrincipal() returns null.

Is SSL/HTTPS must to get the Principal object ? Any additional configuration needs to be done in httpd.conf to populate the Principal object ?

Thanks for your help in advance.
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 7288
Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg

PostPosted: Tue 09 Feb '21 20:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

Creating and configuring custom JAAS login module solves problem. See Listing 4

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0508_benantar/0508_benantar.html
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