https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53633

          Priority: P2
            Bug ID: 53633
          Assignee: dev@tomcat.apache.org
           Summary: Scope of Realm expanded when using SSO
          Severity: normal
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: dverb...@hotmail.com
          Hardware: PC
            Status: NEW
           Version: 6.0.33
         Component: Catalina
           Product: Tomcat 6

A Realm defined within a Host should be shared with all webapps within that
Host when using SSO, EXCEPT for webapps that define their own Realm. This kinda
works, but the specific Realm defined within a nested Context seems to be
shared also. (No new challenge for authentication is presented.)

Example (server.xml):
<Host>
<Realm className="...JDBCRealm" />

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn" />

<Context path="/manager" privileged="true">
<Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm"
resourceName="UserDatabase"/>
</Context>

</Host>

In this scenario the webapps that use the shared JDBCRealm use
FormAuthentication.The manager webapp uses BasicAuthentication of course. Now
once a user has logged in with the manager webapp the user is also
authenticated for all other webapps. The reverse scenario does seem to work
somewhat better. Once a user has logged in with any other webapp than manager,
accessing the manager webapp yields a http 403 status. As if there was no user
database defined for the manager app. Are Principals cached in a central
location perhaps?

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