Using Your Authentication Module

For the i-Planet server to recognize your authentication module, you must add the full class name with package to the /etc/opt/SUNWstnr/platform.conf file after the authenticators = parameter. The reverseproxy.policy file on the i-Planet gateway must also be modified to allow requests to your authentication module. You will find this file on the i-Planet gateway in the directory /opt/SUNWsnrp/policy/. You must restart the reverse proxy server on the i-Planet gateway and the web server on the i-Planet server after you have modified these files.

Each authentication session creates a new instance of your authentication Java class. The reference to the class is released once the authentication session has either succeeded or failed.

Any static data or reference to any static data in your authentication module must be thread safe.

For example, .properties and Java module files, see "Sample Files"" section in this appendix or the /opt/SUNWstnr/sample/auth/com/sun/login/sample on the i-Planet server. /opt is the directory for the default installation. If you have customized your installation, you may have installed this file in another directory.