com.liferay.portal.security.auto.login.basic.auth.header

Class BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin

java.lang.Object

com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.BaseAutoLogin

com.liferay.portal.security.auto.login.basic.auth.header.BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.AutoLogin

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicAuthHeaderAuthVerifier

public class BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin
extends com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.BaseAutoLogin

1. Install Firefox. These instructions assume you have Firefox 2.0.0.1. Previous version of Firefox have been tested and are known to work.

2. Install the Modify Headers 0.5.4 Add-on. Tools > Add Ons. Click the get extensions link at the bottom of the window. Type in "Modify Headers" in the Search box. Find Modify Headers in the results page and click on it. Then click the install now link.

3. Configure Modify Headers to add a basic authentication header. Tools > Modify Headers. In the Modify Headers window select the Add drop down. Type in "Authorization" in the next box. Type in "Basic bGlmZXJheS5jb20uMTp0ZXN0" in the next box. Click the Add button.

4. Make sure your header modification is enabled and point your browser to the Liferay portal.

5. You should now be authenticated as Joe Bloggs.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.AutoLogin

AUTO_LOGIN_REDIRECT, AUTO_LOGIN_REDIRECT_AND_CONTINUE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.lang.String[]	doLogin(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
protected boolean	isEnabled(long companyId)
protected void	setConfigurationProvider(com.liferay.portal.kernel.module.configuration.ConfigurationProvider configurationProvider)
protected void	setPortal(com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.Portal portal)

Methods inherited from class com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.BaseAutoLogin

addRedirect, doHandleException, handleException, login

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin

public BasicAuthHeaderAutoLogin()

Method Detail

doLogin

protected java.lang.String[] doLogin(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                     javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                              throws java.lang.Exception

Specified by:

doLogin in class com.liferay.portal.kernel.security.auto.login.BaseAutoLogin

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

isEnabled

protected boolean isEnabled(long companyId)

setConfigurationProvider

protected void setConfigurationProvider(com.liferay.portal.kernel.module.configuration.ConfigurationProvider configurationProvider)

setPortal

protected void setPortal(com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.Portal portal)