Each of those source file has an author tag, they all say: @author christian
About a reason to do so, database centric security can be a reason. A system where the access restrictions are enforced at the relational database level. In that case, you want to authenticate using database users, and then use impersonation to connect to the database as that user, while fetching data: https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/data/database/sqlsession.html#data-sqlsession Cheers Andrea On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 6:52 PM Ian Turton <ijtur...@gmail.com> wrote: > So who did write it? I'm still trying to come up with a reason to let my > database users log into geoserver. > > Ian > > On Wed, 3 Mar 2021, 17:39 Andrea Aime, <andrea.a...@geo-solutions.it> > wrote: > >> Quoting from stack overflow: "After much head scratching and asking the >> guys who wrote this stuff on the users mailing list" >> >> Hell no, I had nothing to do with those modules! :-D >> >> Cheers >> Andrea >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 6:35 PM Ian Turton <ijtur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks to everyone for their help on this I have finally got my head >>> around it and have added an answer to the gis.stackoverflow question I >>> linked to earlier (https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/388940/79) - If I >>> get some time over the weekend I'll see if I can try to make the >>> documentation clearer. >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 15:03, Andrea Aime <andrea.a...@geo-solutions.it> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ian, >>>> the role handling is a third class: >>>> >>>> [image: image.png] >>>> >>>> 1: authentication via database users (tries to connect to the database >>>> using the username/password provided in the request) >>>> 2: authentication via table contents (looks up a user with the same >>>> name provided in the request, and verifies the password) >>>> 3: adds role to a given user, after it has been authenticated >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Andrea >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 3:50 PM Ian Turton <ijtur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 13:33, Andrea Aime <andrea.a...@geo-solutions.it> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ian, >>>>>> there are both functionalities, they are separate classes and are >>>>>> configured in a different way: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - Authenticating using the database own users: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://docs.geoserver.geo-solutions.it/edu/en/security/jdbc_authentication.html >>>>>> - Storing credentials in the database, use the table contents for >>>>>> authentication: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://docs.geoserver.geo-solutions.it/edu/en/security/jdbcusergroup_services.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I think (and I may be wrong) that this one only assigns a role to a >>>>> postgres user (that is why you can set the password field to empty) - if >>>>> it was intended to work that way I can try to find some time to debug it >>>>> (when I finish this course). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Back when we wrote the training material they were both working, not >>>>>> sure about the present. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm pretty sure it used to work (when I wrote my training notes too) >>>>> but it's been a while since I had a trainee choose the JDBC path instead >>>>> of >>>>> the LDAP path through the course (we have a lot of windows users) so I >>>>> can't recall for sure (and if I used ian as my test user then it would >>>>> have >>>>> worked as I have a DB login). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Just a note, one has to be very careful when using the auth >>>>>> subsystem, many options, lots of complexity. I know I curse every time >>>>>> :-D >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh, yes that is for sure! >>>>> >>>>> Ian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Andrea >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 12:42 PM Ian Turton <ijtur...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just to check before I break out the debugger: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When you use JDBC Authentication can it allow any user you create in >>>>>>> GeoServer (which get written in then tables) login in or does it only >>>>>>> allow the user used for the postgis connection (or other postgis users) >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> log in? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems like this is a bug, but I may just be missing something >>>>>>> (and I think I'm not the only one >>>>>>> https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/274834/geoserver-jdbc-user-group-services-problem >>>>>>> ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'd be interested if any one is successfully using JDBC >>>>>>> authentication in the wild? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ian >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ian Turton >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting >>>>>>> to this list: >>>>>>> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >>>>>>> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >>>>>>> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >>>>>>> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >>>>>>> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, Andrea Aime >>>>>> >>>>>> == GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! 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