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C++ Security Reference
This topic contains the C++ method descriptions for the WebLogic Enterprise Security Service.
SecurityLevel1::Current::get_attributes
Synopsis
Returns attributes for the Current interface.
OMG IDL Definition
Security::AttributeList get_attributes(
in Security::AttributeTypeList attributes
);
};
Argument
Description
This method gets privilege (and other) attributes from the principal's credentials for the Current interface.
Return Values
The following table describes valid return values.
Return Value |
Meaning |
---|---|
Security::Public |
Empty (Public is returned when no authentication was performed) |
Security::AccessId |
Null terminated ASCII string containing the WebLogic Enterprise username |
Security::PrimaryGroupId |
Null terminated ASCII string containing the WebLogic Enterprise name of the principal |
Note: The defining_authority field is always empty. Depending on the security level defined in the UBBCONFIG file not all the values for the get_attribute method may be available. Two additional values, Group Id and Role, are available with the security level is set to ACL or MANDATORY_ACL in the UBBCONFIG file.
Note: This information is taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, pp. 15-103, 104. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
SecurityLevel2::Current::authenticate
Synopsis
Authenticates the principal and optionally obtains credentials for the principal.
OMG IDL Definition
Security::AuthenticationStatus
authenticate(
in Security::AuthenticationMethod method,
in Security::SecurityName security_name,
in Security::Opaque auth_data,
in Security::AttributeList privileges,
out Credentials creds,
out Security::Opaque continuation_data,
out Security::Opaque auth_specific_data );
Arguments
Description
The SecurityLevel2::Current::authenticate method is used by the client application to authenticate the principal and optionally request privilege attributes that the principal requires during its session with the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
If the Tobj::TuxedoSecurity security mechanism is to be specified, the same functionality can be obtained by calling the Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logon operation, which provides the same functionality but is specifically tailored for use with the Tuxedo-style authentication security mechanism.
Return Values
The following table describes the valid return values.
Return Value |
Meaning |
---|---|
SecAuthSuccess |
The object reference of the newly created Credentials object returned as the value of the creds argument is initialized and ready to use. |
SecAuthFailure |
The authentication process was inconsistent or an error occurred during the process. Therefore, the creds argument does not contain an object reference to a Credentials object. If the Tobj::TuxedoSecurity security mechanism is used, this return value indicates that authentication failed or that the client application was already authenticated and did not call either the Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logoff or Tobj_Bootstrap::destroy_current operation. |
SecAuthContinue |
Indicates that the authentication procedure uses a challenge/response mechanism. The creds argument contains the object reference of a partially initialized Credentials object. The continuation_data indicates the details of the challenge. |
SecAuthExpired |
Indicates that the authentication data contained some information, the validity of which had expired; therefore, the creds argument does not contain an object reference to a Credentials object. If the Tobj::TuxedoSecurity security mechanism is used, this return value is never returned. |
CORBA::BAD_PARAM |
The CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception occurs if:
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SecurityLevel2::Current::set_credentials
Synopsis
Sets credentials type.
OMG IDL Definition
void set_credentials(
in Security::CredentialType cred_type,
in Credentials creds
);
Arguments
Description
This method can be used only to set SecInvocationCredentials; otherwise, -set_credentials raises CORBA::BAD_PARAM. The credentials must have been obtained from a previous call to SecurityLevel2::Current::get_credentials or SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator::authenticate.
Return Values
None.
Note: This information is taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, p. 15-104. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
SecurityLevel2::Current::get_credentials
Synopsis
Gets credentials type.
OMG IDL Definition
Credentials get_credentials(
in Security::CredentialType cred_type
);
Argument
Description
This call can be used only to get SecInvocationCredentials; otherwise, get_credentials raises CORBA::BAD_PARAM. If no credentials are available, get_credentials raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER.
Return Values
Returns the active credentials in the client application only.
Note: This information is taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, p. 15-105. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
SecurityLevel2::Current::principal_authenticator
Synopsis
Returns the PrincipalAuthenticator.
OMG IDL Definition
readonly attribute PrincipalAuthenticator
principal_authenticator;
Description
The PrincipalAuthenticator returned by the principal_authenticator attribute is of actual type Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator. Therefore, it can be used both as a Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator and as a SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator.
Note: This method raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER if it is called on an invalid SecurityCurrent object.
Return Values
Returns the PrincipalAuthenticator.
SecurityLevel2::Credentials
Synopsis
Represents a particular principal's credential information that is specific to a process. A Credentials object that supports the SecurityLevel2::Credentials interface is a locality-constrained object. Any attempt to pass a reference to the object outside its locality, or any attempt to externalize the object using the CORBA::ORB::object_to_string() operation, results in a CORBA::Marshall exception.
OMG IDL Definition
#ifndef _SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL
#define _SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL
#include <SecurityLevel1.idl>
#pragma prefix "omg.org"
module SecurityLevel2
{
interface Credentials
{
attribute Security::AssociationOptions
invocation_options_supported;
attribute Security::AssociationOptions
invocation_options_required;
Security::AttributeList
get_attributes(
in Security::AttributeTypeList attributes );
boolean
is_valid(
out Security::UtcT expiry_time );
};
};
#endif /* _SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL */
C++ Declaration
class SecurityLevel2
{
public:
class Credentials;
typedef Credentials * Credentials_ptr;
class Credentials : public virtual CORBA::Object
{
public:
static Credentials_ptr _duplicate(Credentials_ptr obj);
static Credentials_ptr _narrow(CORBA::Object_ptr obj);
static Credentials_ptr _nil();
virtual Security::AssociationOptions
invocation_options_supported() = 0;
virtual void
invocation_options_supported(
const Security::AssociationOptions options ) = 0;
virtual Security::AssociationOptions
invocation_options_required() = 0;
virtual void
invocation_options_required(
const Security::AssociationOptions options ) = 0;
virtual Security::AttributeList *
get_attributes(
const Security::AttributeTypeList & attributes) = 0;
virtual CORBA::Boolean
is_valid( Security::UtcT_out expiry_time) = 0;
protected:
Credentials(CORBA::Object_ptr obj = 0);
virtual ~Credentials() { }
private:
Credentials( const Credentials&) { }
void operator=(const Credentials&) { }
}; // class Credentials
}; // class SecurityLevel2
SecurityLevel2::Credentials::get_attributes
Synopsis
Gets the attribute list attached to the credentials.
OMG IDL Definition
Security::AttributeList get_attributes(
in AttributeTypeList attributes
);
Argument
Description
This method returns the attribute list attached to the credentials of the principal. In the list of attribute types, you are required to include only the type value(s) for the attributes you want returned in the AttributeList. Attributes are not currently returned based on attribute family or identities. In most cases, this is the same result you would get if you called SecurityLevel1::Current::get_attributes(), since there is only one valid set of credentials in the principal at any instance in time. The results could be different if the credentials are not currently in use.
Return Values
Returns attribute list.
Note: This is information taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, p. 15-97. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_supported
Synopsis
Indicates the maximum number of security options that can be used when establising an SSL connection to make an invocation on an object in the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
OMG IDL Definition
attribute Security::AssociationOptions(
invocation_options_supported;
Argument
None.
Description
This method should be used in conjunction with the SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_required method.
The following security options can be specified:
Security Option |
Description |
---|---|
NoProtection |
The SSL protocol does not provide message protection. |
Integrity |
The SSL protocol provides an integrity check of messages. Digital signatures are used to protect the integrity of messages. |
Confidentiality |
The SSL connection protects the confidentiality of messages. Crytography is used to protect the confidentiality of messages. |
DetectReplay |
The SSL protocol provides replay detection. Replay occurs when a message is sent repeatedly with no detection. |
DetectMisordering |
The SSL protocol provides sequence error detection for requests and request fragments. |
EstablishTrustInTarget |
Indicates that the target of a request authenticates itself to the initiating principal. |
NoDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits an intermediate object to use its privileges for the purpose of access control decisions. However, the principal's privileges are not delegated so the intermediate object cannot use the privileges when invoking the next object in the chain. |
SimpleDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits an intermediate object to use its privileges for the purpose of access control decisions, and delegates the privileges to the intermediate object. The target object receives only the privileges of the client application and does not know the identity of the intermediate object. When this invocation option is used without restrictions on the target object, the behavior is known as impersonation. |
CompositeDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits the intermediate object to use its credentials and delegate them. The privileges of both the principal and the intermediate object can be checked. |
The list of defined security options.
If the Tobj::TuxedoSecurity security mechanism is used to create the security association, only the NoProtection, EstablishTrustInClient, and SimpleDelegation security options are returned. The EstablishTrustInClient security option appears only if the security level of the WebLogic Enterprise application is defined to require passwords to access the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
Note: A CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception is returned if the security options specified are not supported by the security mechanism defined for the WebLogic Enterprise application. This exception can also occur if the security options specified have less capabilities than the security options specified by the SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_required method.
A Credentials object with a security mechanism of Tobj::TuxedoSecurity always returns the CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception.
SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_required
Synopsis
Specifies the minimum number of security options to be used when establishing an SSL connection to make an invocation on a target object in the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
OMG IDL Definition
attribute Security::AssociationOptions(
invocation_options_required;
Argument
None.
Description
Use this method to specify that communication between principals and the WebLogic Enterprise domain should be protected. After using this method, a Credentials object makes an invocation on a target object using the SSL protocol with the defined level of security options. This method should be used in conjunction with the SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_supported method.
The following security options can be specified:
Security Option |
Description |
---|---|
NoProtection |
The SSL protocol does not provide message protection. |
Integrity |
The SSL protocol provides an integrity check of messages. Digital signatures are used to protect the integrity of messages. |
Confidentiality |
The SSL connection protects the confidentiality of messages. Crytography is used to protect the confidentiality of messages. |
DetectReplay |
The SSL protocol provides replay detection. Replay occurs when a message is sent repeatedly with no detection. |
DetectMisordering |
The SSL protocol provides sequence error detection for requests and request fragments. |
EstablishTrustInTarget |
Indicates that the target of a request authenticates itself to the initiating principal. |
NoDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits an intermediate object to use its privileges for the purpose of access control decisions. However, the principal's privileges are not delegated so the intermediate object cannot use the privileges when invoking the next object in the chain. |
SimpleDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits an intermediate object to use its privileges for the purpose of access control decisions, and delegates the privileges to the intermediate object. The target object receives only the privileges of the client application and does not know the identity of the intermediate object. When this invocation option is used without restrictions on the target object, the behavior is known as impersonation. |
CompositeDelegation |
Indicates that the principal permits the intermediate object to use its credentials and delegate them. The privileges of both the principal and the intermediate object can be checked. |
The list of defined security options.
If the Tobj::TuxedoSecurity security mechanism is used to create the security association, only the NoProtection, EstablishTrustInClient, and SimpleDelegation security options are returned. The EstablishTrustInClient security option appears only if the security level of the WebLogic Enterprise application is defined to require passwords to access the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
Note: A CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception is returned if the security options specified are not supported by the security mechanism defined for the WebLogic Enterprise application. This exception can also occur if the security options specified have more capabilities than the security options specified by the SecurityLevel2::Credentials::invocation_options_supported method.
A Credentials object with a parameter of Tobj::TuxedoSecurity always returns the CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception.
SecurityLevel2::Credentials::is_valid
Synopsis
Checks status of credentials.
OMG IDL Definition
boolean is_valid(
out Security::UtcT expiry_time
);
Description
This method returns TRUE if the credentials used are active at the time; that is, you did not call Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logoff or Tobj_Bootstrap::destroy_current. If this method is called after Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logoff(), FALSE is returned. If this method is called after Tobj_Bootstrap::destroy_current(), the CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER exception is raised.
Return Values
The expiration date returned contains the maximum unsigned long long value in C++ and maximum long in Java. Until the unsigned long long datatype is adopted, the ulonglong datatype is substituted. The ulonglong datatype is defined as follows:
// interim definition of type ulonglong pending the
// adoption of the type extension by all client ORBs.
struct ulonglong {
unsigned long low;
unsigned long high;
};
Note: This information is taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, p. 15-97. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator
Synopsis
Allows a principal to be authenticated. A Principal Authenticator object that supports the SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator interface is a locality-constrained object. Any attempt to pass a reference to the object outside its locality, or any attempt to externalize the object using the CORBA::ORB::object_to_string() operation, results in a CORBA::Marshall exception.
OMG IDL Definition
#ifndef _SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL
#define _SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL
#include <SecurityLevel1.idl>
#pragma prefix "omg.org"
module SecurityLevel2
{
interface PrincipalAuthenticator
{ // Locality Constrained
Security::AuthenticationStatus authenticate (
in Security::AuthenticationMethod method,
in Security::SecurityName security_name,
in Security::Opaque auth_data,
in Security::AttributeList privileges,
out Credentials creds,
out Security::Opaque continuation_data,
out Security::Opaque auth_specific_data
);
Security::AuthenticationStatus continue_authentication (
in Security::Opaque response_data,
in Credentials creds,
out Security::Opaque continuation_data,
out Security::Opaque auth_specific_data
);
};
};
#endif // SECURITY_LEVEL_2_IDL
#pragma prefix "beasys.com"
module Tobj
{
const Security::AuthenticationMethod
TuxedoSecurity = 0x54555800;
CertificateBased = 0x43455254;
};
C++ Declaration
class SecurityLevel2
{
public:
class PrincipalAuthenticator;
typedef PrincipalAuthenticator * PrincipalAuthenticator_ptr;
class PrincipalAuthenticator : public virtual CORBA::Object
{
public:
static PrincipalAuthenticator_ptr
_duplicate(PrincipalAuthenticator_ptr obj);
static PrincipalAuthenticator_ptr
_narrow(CORBA::Object_ptr obj);
static PrincipalAuthenticator_ptr _nil();
virtual Security::AuthenticationStatus
authenticate (
Security::AuthenticationMethod method,
const char * security_name,
const Security::Opaque & auth_data,
const Security::AttributeList & privileges,
Credentials_out creds,
Security::Opaque_out continuation_data,
Security::Opaque_out auth_specific_data) = 0;
virtual Security::AuthenticationStatus
continue_authentication (
const Security::Opaque & response_data,
Credentials_ptr & creds,
Security::Opaque_out continuation_data,
Security::Opaque_out auth_specific_data) = 0;
protected:
PrincipalAuthenticator(CORBA::Object_ptr obj = 0);
virtual ~PrincipalAuthenticator() { }
private:
PrincipalAuthenticator( const PrincipalAuthenticator&) { }
void operator=(const PrincipalAuthenticator&) { }
}; // class PrincipalAuthenticator
};
SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator::continue_authentication
Synopsis
Always fails.
OMG IDL Definition
Security::AuthenticationStatus continue_authentication(
in Security::Opaque response_data,
inout Credentials creds,
out Security::Opaque continuation_data,
out Security::Opaque auth_specific_data
);
Description
Because the WebLogic Enterprise software does authentication in one step, this method always fails and returns Security::AuthenticationStatus::SecAuthFailure.
Return Values
Always returns Security::AuthenticationStatus::SecAuthFailure.
Note: This information is taken from CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification, pp. 15-92, 93. Revised Edition: March 31, 1995. Updated: November 1997. Used with permission by OMG.
Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::get_auth_type
Synopsis
Gets the type of authentication expected by the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
OMG IDL Definition
AuthType get_auth_type();
Description
This method returns the type of authentication expected by the WebLogic Enterprise domain.
Note: This method raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER if it is called with an invalid SecurityCurrent object.
Return Values
A reference to the Tobj_AuthType enumeration. Returns the type of authentication required to access the WebLogic Enterprise domain. The following table describes the valid return values.
Return Value |
Meaning |
---|---|
TOBJ_NOAUTH |
No authentication is needed; however, the client application can still authenticate itself by specifying a username and a client application name. No password is required. To specify this level of security, specify the NONE value for the SECURITY parameter in the RESOURCES section of the UBBCONFIG file. |
TOBJ_SYSAUTH |
The client application must authenticate itself to the WebLogic Enterprise domain, and must specify a username, a name, and a password for the client application. To specify this level of security, specify the APP_PW value for the SECURITY parameter in the RESOURCES section of the UBBCONFIG file. |
TOBJ_APPAUTH |
The client application must provide proof material that authenticates the client application to the WebLogic Enterprise domain.The proof material may be a password or a digital certificate. To specify this level of security, specify the USER_AUTH value for the SECURITY parameter in the RESOURCES section of the UBBCONFIG file. |
Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logon Synopsis
Authenticates the principal.
OMG IDL Definition
Security::AuthenticationStatus logon(
in string user_name,
in string client_name,
in string system_password,
in string user_password,
in UserAuthData user_data
);
Arguments
Note: The system_password must not exceed 30 characters.
Note: TOBJ_SYSAUTH includes the requirements of TOBJ_NOAUTH, plus a client application password. TOBJ_APPAUTH includes the requirements of TOBJ_SYSAUTH, plus additional information, such as a user password or user data.
Note: The user_password and user_data arguments are mutually exclusive, depending on the requirements of the authentication service used in the configuration of the WebLogic Enterprise domain. The WebLogic Enterprise default authentication service expects a user password. A customized authentication service may require user data. The logon call raises the CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception if both user_password and user_data are specified.
Description
This method authenticates the principal via the IIOP Listener/Handler so that the principal can access a WebLogic Enterprise domain. This method is functionally equivalent to SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator::authenticate, but the arguments are oriented to Tuxedo-style authentication.
Note: This method raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER if it is called with an invalid SecurityCurrent object.
Return Values
The following table describes the valid return values.
Return Value |
Meaning |
---|---|
Security::AuthenticationStatus:: |
The authentication succeeded. |
Security::AuthenticationStatus:: |
The authentication failed, or the client application was already authenticated and did not call one of the following methods: Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator:logoff Tobj_Bootstrap::destroy_current |
CORBA::INVALID_DOMAIN |
The method was used with the corbaloc or corbalocs URL address format. |
Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::logoff Synopsis
Discards the security context associated with the principal.
OMG IDL Definition
void logoff();
Description
This call discards the security context, but does not close the network connections to the WebLogic Enterprise domain. Logoff also invalidates the current credentials. After logging off, invocations using existing object references fail if the authentication type is not TOBJ_NOAUTH.
If the principal is currently authenticated to a WebLogic Enterprise domain, calling Tobj_Bootstrap::destroy_current() calls logoff implicitly.
Note: This method raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER if it is called with an invalid SecurityCurrent object.
Return Values
None.
Tobj::PrincipalAuthenticator::build_auth_data
Synopsis
Creates authentication data and attributes for use by SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator::authenticate.
OMG IDL Definition
void build_auth_data(
in string user_name,
in string client_name,
in string system_password,
in string user_password,
in UserAuthData user_data,
out Security::Opaque auth_data,
out Security::AttributeList privileges
);
Arguments
Note: If user_name, client_name, or system_password is NULL or empty, or exceeds 30 characters, the subsequent authenticate method invocation raises the CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception.
Note: The user_password and user_data parameters are mutually exclusive, depending on the requirements of the authentication service used in the configuration of the WebLogic Enterprise domain. The WebLogic Enterprise default authentication service expects a user password. A customized authentication service may require user data. If both user_password and user_data are specified, the subsequent authentication call raises the CORBA::BAD_PARAM exception.
Description
This method is a helper function that creates authentication data and attributes to be used by SecurityLevel2::PrincipalAuthenticator::authenticate.
Note: This method raises CORBA::BAD_INV_ORDER if it is called with an invalid SecurityCurrent object.
Return Values
None.
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