Valid roles are whatever are defined to be valid. The specific name does not matter. But if you are using a Database for validation, then the roles are pulled from the database column that you have associated as the "roles". Depending on your database, they may or may not be case-sensitive (the values that is).
On 8/18/06, Propes, Barry L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Looking at the 4.1 doco, it states about the JDBC Realm and user tables configuration: "Role name of a valid role associated with this user" So then I ask, what's a valid role? What are the choices? Is valid ONLY service or admin? -----Original Message----- From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 6:26 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Security constraint/login form Over an hour? Not even ODBC has that kind of latency. Could you be looking at a caching issue? --David Propes, Barry L wrote: >ok, thanks..I think there's a fair amount of latency between my database query info and what's actually updated in there. > >Something I'd changed over an hour ago was still showing the old value, and could have been causing some of the problems. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marc Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:03 PM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Re: Security constraint/login form > > >The names are irrelevant. They just have to match between implementation >and setup. > >On 8/17/06, Propes, Barry L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>quick answer is yes to they have to be service or admin or yes to I can >>declare them anything that matches the column in another DB table I've >>created or yest to my last question about the values being what I want? >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Marc Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 3:38 PM >>To: Tomcat Users List >>Subject: Re: Security constraint/login form >> >> >>Quick answer is yes. >> >>On 8/17/06, Propes, Barry L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>I wonder though...do the role_names have to be service or admin or >>>something like that? >>> >>>Can they be anything I declare them to be that matches the column in >>>another DB table? >>> >>>i.e. >>>I've got user_name and role_name as columns in the user_roles table. >>> >>>Can I make a 3rd table also having a column called role_name, but with a >>>value such as RISK, author, legaldept, etc.? >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Marc Farrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 2:11 PM >>>To: Tomcat Users List >>>Subject: Re: Security constraint/login form >>> >>> >>>Are you talking about the tomcat-users.xml file and the roles defined in >>>there? >>> >>>The security-contraints are pretty flexible and you can use any number >>> >>> >>of >> >> >>>ways to define your realms. If you look at the web.xml for the manager >>>application (that is shipped with Tomcat), you can see how that realm is >>>defined and used. You can even use encrypting on the passwords in that >>>file. If you don't mind maintaing that file for roles and users, then >>>just >>>modify it to fit your needs and change your security contraint for your >>>web >>>application to match those roles. Below is a quick example. If you are >>>wanting something for flexible, then you can research and use your >>>favorite >>>database for authentication or even your favorite LDAP. Below is a >>> >>> >>quick >> >> >>>example of how to use a user-defined role in the tomcat-users.xml file >>> >>> >>and >> >> >>>how to match it to two different URLS in one web app. >>> >>>Please understand, this is just a quick example and I do not dare >>> >>> >>declare >> >> >>>that this will work. Just a springboard to help you get your feet wet. >>> >>> >>>tomcat-users.xml: >>> >>><tomcat-users> >>> <role rolename="role1"/> >>> <role rolename="role2"/> >>> <user username="user1" password="userpass1" roles="role1,role2"/> >>> <user username="user2" password="userpass2" roles="role2"/> >>></tomcat-users> >>> >>>application's web.xml: >>> >>><security-constraint> >>> <web-resource-collection> >>> <web-resource-name>Restrict to role1 and role2/> >>> <url-pattern>/welcome.jsp</url-pattern> >>> </web-resource-collection> >>> <auth-contraint> >>> <role-name>role1</role-name> >>> <role-name>role2</role-name> >>> </auth-contraint> >>></security-contraint> >>> >>><security-constraint> >>> <web-resource-collection> >>> <web-resource-name>Restrict to role2 only/> >>> <url-pattern>/other.jsp</url-pattern> >>> </web-resource-collection> >>> <auth-contraint> >>> <role-name>role2</role-name> >>> </auth-contraint> >>></security-contraint> >>> >>><security-role> >>> <description>some descr</description> >>> <role-name>role1</role-name> >>> <role-name>role2</role-name> >>></security-role> >>> >>> >>>On 8/17/06, Propes, Barry L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>to add to my question earlier below, would it be something as simple >>>> >>>> >>as? >> >> >>>>String juser= (String) request.getAttribute("j_username"); >>>> >>>>Granted I have no idea what the session attribute is under the hood, >>>> >>>> >>>only >>> >>> >>>>know that j_username is the input name for the user_name. >>>> >>>>I was thinking with that info, I could then run a select query to >>>> >>>> >>>extract >>> >>> >>>>the role_name from an additional joined table to authenticate a step >>>>further. Does what I am explaining make sense? Forgive me if not. >>>> >>>>When I say additional table, I mean one in addition to the user_name >>>> >>>> >>and >> >> >>>>user_roles table that Tomcat requires for the form login security >>>> >>>> >>>constraint >>> >>> >>>>to work. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Propes, Barry L >>>>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:13 AM >>>>To: Tomcat Users List >>>>Subject: Security constraint/login form >>>> >>>> >>>>I realize that in Tomcat (I'm using 4.1.3 and 4.0.1 by the way -- a >>>>version on a prod. server and one ony my desktop) that you can create >>>> >>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>simple table titled users and configure it in the server.xml file and >>>> >>>> >>>then >>> >>> >>>>likewise configure the web.xml file's security constraint properties. >>>> >>>>My question is, can you add other columns to the table and then do a >>>> >>>> >>>join >>> >>> >>>>on another table as to further enhance security? >>>> >>>>If so, what is involved, and how involved is it? >>>> >>>>Thanks! >>>> >>>>Barry >>>> >>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Marc Farrow >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>Marc Farrow >> >> >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Marc Farrow
