michael-o commented on a change in pull request #225: BZ 63681: Introduce
RealmBase#authenticate(GSSName, GSSCredential) an…
URL: https://github.com/apache/tomcat/pull/225#discussion_r349609923
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File path: java/org/apache/catalina/Realm.java
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@@ -116,6 +118,17 @@ public Principal authenticate(String username, String
digest,
public Principal authenticate(GSSContext gssContext, boolean storeCreds);
+ /**
+ * Try to authenticate using a {@link GSSName}
+ *
+ * @param gssName The {@link GSSName} of the principal to look up
+ * @param gssCredential The {@link GSSCredential} of the principal, may be
+ * {@code null}
+ * @return the associated principal, or {@code null} if there is none
+ */
+ public Principal authenticate(GSSName gssName, GSSCredential
gssCredential);
+
Review comment:
Please look into `org.apache.catalina.realm.RealmBase.authenticate(GSSName,
GSSCredential)` it will properly handle the `null` case. Those who extend
`RealmBase` won't see a change.
The purpose has been described in detail here:
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63681#c0
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