Class SimpleSecurityAuthority

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, SecurityAuthority, SecurityService, Service, ServiceUserObject

    public class SimpleSecurityAuthority
    extends Object
    implements SecurityService

    Provides a basic security authority based on unique names. No passwords are used - a user is identified by a name which is guarded by a minimal protection scheme. This class is supplied as an example of implementing a security authority and not a robust implementation suitable for long term use.

    Author:
    Quickstone Technologies Limited
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • SimpleSecurityAuthority

        public SimpleSecurityAuthority()
        Creates a new simple authority. The current username will be found from the preferences if available under the "user" variable. The system property "org.jcsp.net.security.user" will be checked first and take preference. If no user is found the name "default_user" is assumed.
    • Method Detail

      • createChallenge

        public Challenge createChallenge()
        Creates a new challenge packet containing a timestamp and some random data. The response must be returned within around 1 minute for the response to be considered valid so don't keep it too long.
        Specified by:
        createChallenge in interface SecurityAuthority
        Returns:
        the new challenge packet.
      • validateResponse

        public boolean validateResponse​(Challenge c,
                                        Response r)
        Checks if the generated response corresponds to one expected from a permitted user. The response must have come within a minute of the challenge being generated.
        Specified by:
        validateResponse in interface SecurityAuthority
        Parameters:
        c - the challenge returned by createChallenge.
        r - the response generated by the other authority.
        Returns:
        true if the response is permitted.
      • createResponse

        public Response createResponse​(Challenge c)
        Creates a response to the challenge based on the currently logged in user.
        Specified by:
        createResponse in interface SecurityAuthority
        Parameters:
        c - the challenge to respond to.
        Returns:
        the response.
      • logoffUser

        public void logoffUser()
        Clears the currently logged on user. After this call the createResponse method will fail until another user is logged in.
        Specified by:
        logoffUser in interface SecurityAuthority
      • start

        public boolean start()
        Sets the service running.
        Specified by:
        start in interface Service
        Returns:
        true - this service can always start.
      • stop

        public boolean stop()
        Stops the service.
        Specified by:
        stop in interface Service
        Returns:
        true - this service can always stop.
      • isRunning

        public boolean isRunning()
        Returns true iff the service is running.
        Specified by:
        isRunning in interface Service
        Returns:
        true iff the service is currently running.
      • init

        public boolean init​(ServiceSettings s)

        Initializes the service, setting a current user and the list of permitted users from the XML configuration file. For example:

                <SERVICE ...>
                   <SETTING name="logonUser" value="foo@bar.com"/>
                   <SETTING name="permitUser0" value="a"/>
                   <SETTING name="permitUser1" value="b"/>
                </SETTING>
         

        This sets the current user to be "foo@bar.com" but will allow responses from users "a" and "b".

        Specified by:
        init in interface Service
        Parameters:
        s - The settings used by the service.
        Returns:
        true iff the service has been initialized.
      • getUserObject

        public ServiceUserObject getUserObject()
        Returns the authority interface for this service. A seperate user object is returned to avoid giving away the service control interface also.
        Specified by:
        getUserObject in interface Service
        Returns:
        a ServiceUserObject.
      • createUserID

        public UserID createUserID​(String username)
        Creates and returns a user ID valid for this authority that represents the given user name.
        Parameters:
        username - the unique user name.
        Returns:
        the user ID.
      • createUserToken

        public UserToken createUserToken​(UserID user)
                                  throws AccessDeniedException
        Creates and returns an authentication token valid for this authority that represents the given user name. Note that no additional credentials are supplied because this authority does not support passwords or anything more secure (hence the word 'Simple' in its name :).
        Parameters:
        user - the user ID to authenticate.
        Returns:
        the authentication token.
        Throws:
        AccessDeniedException - if the user ID is not valid for this authority.
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Returns a string description of this authority.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object