ch.odi.jaaspam
Class PamLoginModule

java.lang.Object
  ch.odi.jaaspam.PamLoginModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

public class PamLoginModule
extends java.lang.Object
implements javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

JAAS login module that defers the actual authentication to PAM. This login module must set the PAM service name in the JAAS config file. The service name is passed as the value to the option named service.

Sample configuration:

pam-sample { ch.odi.jaaspam.PamLoginModule required service=login; };

Author:

Ortwin Gl?ck

Constructor Summary

PamLoginModule()

Method Summary

boolean	abort()
boolean	commit()
void	initialize(javax.security.auth.Subject subject, javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler callbackHandler, java.util.Map sharedState, java.util.Map options) Initializes PAM with the service name.
boolean	login()
boolean	logout()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PamLoginModule

public PamLoginModule()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(javax.security.auth.Subject subject,
                       javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler callbackHandler,
                       java.util.Map sharedState,
                       java.util.Map options)

Initializes PAM with the service name.

Specified by:

initialize in interface javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

Parameters:

subject - The subject to authenticate. Can be empty to make PAM ask for a username.

login

public boolean login()
              throws javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

Specified by:

login in interface javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

commit

public boolean commit()
               throws javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

Specified by:

commit in interface javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

abort

public boolean abort()
              throws javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

Specified by:

abort in interface javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

logout

public boolean logout()
               throws javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

Specified by:

logout in interface javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException