Author: markt
Date: Mon Sep 29 10:12:36 2014
New Revision: 1628151
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1628151
Log:
Document the new system property that controls nested credential handlers
Modified:
tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/credentialhandler.xml
Modified: tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/credentialhandler.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/credentialhandler.xml?rev=1628151&r1=1628150&r2=1628151&view=diff
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--- tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/credentialhandler.xml (original)
+++ tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/credentialhandler.xml Mon Sep 29 10:12:36
2014
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
passwords are protected by a message digest. This credential handler
supports the following forms of stored passwords:</p>
<ul>
+ <li><strong>plainText</strong> - the plain text credentials if no
+ algorithm is specified</li>
<li><strong>encodedCredential</strong> - a hex encoded digest of the
password digested using the configured digest</li>
<li><strong>{MD5}encodedCredential</strong> - a Base64 encoded MD5
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@
$</li>
</ul>
- <p>If the stored password form does not included an iteration count then an
+ <p>If the stored password form does not include an iteration count then an
iteration count of 1 is used.</p>
<p>If the stored password form does not include salt then no salt is
@@ -104,8 +106,8 @@
<attributes>
<attribute name="algorithm" required="false">
- <p>The name of the <code>MessageDigest</code> algorithm used
- to encode user passwords stored in the database. If not specified,
+ <p>The name of the <code>java.security.MessageDigest</code> algorithm
+ used to encode user passwords stored in the database. If not
specified,
user passwords are assumed to be stored in clear-text.</p>
</attribute>
@@ -116,13 +118,13 @@
</attribute>
<attribute name="iterations" required="false">
- <p>The number of iterations to use when creating a new stored crendtial
+ <p>The number of iterations to use when creating a new stored
credential
from a clear text credential.</p>
</attribute>
<attribute name="saltLength" required="false">
- <p>The length of the randomly generated salt ot use use when creating a
- new stored crendtial from a clear text credential.</p>
+ <p>The length of the randomly generated salt to use use when creating a
+ new stored credential from a clear text credential.</p>
</attribute>
</attributes>
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@
$</li>
</ul>
- <p>If the stored password form does not included an iteration count then an
+ <p>If the stored password form does not include an iteration count then an
iteration count of 1 is used.</p>
<p>If the stored password form does not include salt then no salt is
@@ -179,13 +181,13 @@
</attribute>
<attribute name="iterations" required="false">
- <p>The number of iterations to use when creating a new stored crendtial
+ <p>The number of iterations to use when creating a new stored
credential
from a clear text credential.</p>
</attribute>
<attribute name="saltLength" required="false">
- <p>The length of the randomly generated salt ot use use when creating a
- new stored crendtial from a clear text credential.</p>
+ <p>The length of the randomly generated salt to use use when creating a
+ new stored credential from a clear text credential.</p>
</attribute>
</attributes>
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