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1   /* Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006 Acegi Technology Pty Limited
2    *
3    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
6    *
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8    *
9    * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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12   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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14   */
15  
16  package org.acegisecurity.ui.webapp;
17  
18  import org.acegisecurity.Authentication;
19  import org.acegisecurity.AuthenticationException;
20  
21  import org.acegisecurity.providers.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
22  
23  import org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter;
24  
25  import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
26  import javax.servlet.ServletException;
27  import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
28  
29  
30  /**
31   * Processes an authentication form.
32   * <p>Login forms must present two parameters to this filter: a username and
33   * password. The parameter names to use are contained in the static fields {@link #ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_USERNAME_KEY}
34   * and {@link #ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_PASSWORD_KEY}.</p>
35   *
36   * <p><b>Do not use this class directly.</b> Instead configure <code>web.xml</code> to use the {@link
37   * org.acegisecurity.util.FilterToBeanProxy}.</p>
38   *
39   * @author Ben Alex
40   * @author Colin Sampaleanu
41   * @version $Id: AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java 2110 2007-09-14 14:32:19Z luke_t $
42   */
43  public class AuthenticationProcessingFilter extends AbstractProcessingFilter {
44      //~ Static fields/initializers =====================================================================================
45  
46      public static final String ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_USERNAME_KEY = "j_username";
47      public static final String ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_PASSWORD_KEY = "j_password";
48      public static final String ACEGI_SECURITY_LAST_USERNAME_KEY = "ACEGI_SECURITY_LAST_USERNAME";
49  
50      //~ Methods ========================================================================================================
51  
52      public Authentication attemptAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request) throws AuthenticationException {
53          String username = obtainUsername(request);
54          String password = obtainPassword(request);
55  
56          if (username == null) {
57              username = "";
58          }
59  
60          if (password == null) {
61              password = "";
62          }
63  
64          username = username.trim();
65  
66          UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authRequest = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(username, password);
67  
68          // Place the last username attempted into HttpSession for views
69          request.getSession().setAttribute(ACEGI_SECURITY_LAST_USERNAME_KEY, username);
70  
71          // Allow subclasses to set the "details" property
72          setDetails(request, authRequest);
73  
74          return this.getAuthenticationManager().authenticate(authRequest);
75      }
76  
77      /**
78       * This filter by default responds to <code>/j_acegi_security_check</code>.
79       *
80       * @return the default
81       */
82      public String getDefaultFilterProcessesUrl() {
83          return "/j_acegi_security_check";
84      }
85  
86      public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {}
87  
88      /**
89       * Enables subclasses to override the composition of the password, such as by including additional values
90       * and a separator.<p>This might be used for example if a postcode/zipcode was required in addition to the
91       * password. A delimiter such as a pipe (|) should be used to separate the password and extended value(s). The
92       * <code>AuthenticationDao</code> will need to generate the expected password in a corresponding manner.</p>
93       *
94       * @param request so that request attributes can be retrieved
95       *
96       * @return the password that will be presented in the <code>Authentication</code> request token to the
97       *         <code>AuthenticationManager</code>
98       */
99      protected String obtainPassword(HttpServletRequest request) {
100         return request.getParameter(ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_PASSWORD_KEY);
101     }
102 
103     /**
104      * Enables subclasses to override the composition of the username, such as by including additional values
105      * and a separator.
106      *
107      * @param request so that request attributes can be retrieved
108      *
109      * @return the username that will be presented in the <code>Authentication</code> request token to the
110      *         <code>AuthenticationManager</code>
111      */
112     protected String obtainUsername(HttpServletRequest request) {
113         return request.getParameter(ACEGI_SECURITY_FORM_USERNAME_KEY);
114     }
115 
116     /**
117      * Provided so that subclasses may configure what is put into the authentication request's details
118      * property.
119      *
120      * @param request that an authentication request is being created for
121      * @param authRequest the authentication request object that should have its details set
122      */
123     protected void setDetails(HttpServletRequest request, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authRequest) {
124         authRequest.setDetails(authenticationDetailsSource.buildDetails(request));
125     }
126 }