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25.4. Configuring Authentication and Role Mapping using Login Modules

When using the authentication login-module for querying roles from LDAP, you must implement your own mapping of Principals to Roles, as custom classes are in use. An example implementation of this conversion is found in the JBoss Data Grid Developer Guide, while a declarative configuration example is below:

Example 25.1. Example of LDAP Login Module Configuration

 <security-domain name="ispn-secure" cache-type="default">
    <authentication>
        <login-module code="org.jboss.security.auth.spi.LdapLoginModule" flag="required">
            <module-option name="java.naming.factory.initial" value="com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory"/>
            <module-option name="java.naming.provider.url" value="ldap://localhost:389"/>
            <module-option name="java.naming.security.authentication" value="simple"/>
            <module-option name="principalDNPrefix" value="uid="/>
            <module-option name="principalDNSuffix" value=",ou=People,dc=infinispan,dc=org"/>
            <module-option name="rolesCtxDN" value="ou=Roles,dc=infinispan,dc=org"/>
            <module-option name="uidAttributeID" value="member"/>
            <module-option name="matchOnUserDN" value="true"/>
            <module-option name="roleAttributeID" value="cn"/>
            <module-option name="roleAttributeIsDN" value="false"/>
            <module-option name="searchScope" value="ONELEVEL_SCOPE"/>
        </login-module>
    </authentication>
</security-domain>
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Example 25.2. Example of Login Module Configuration 

<security-domain name="krb-admin" cache-type="default">
    <authentication>
        <login-module code="Kerberos" flag="required">
            <module-option name="useKeyTab" value="true"/>
            <module-option name="principal" value="admin@INFINISPAN.ORG"/>
            <module-option name="keyTab" value="${basedir}/keytab/admin.keytab"/>
        </login-module>
    </authentication>
</security-domain>
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When using GSSAPI authentication, this would typically involve using LDAP for role mapping, with the JBoss Data Grid server authenticating itself to the LDAP server via GSSAPI. For an example on configuring this authentication to an Active Directory server refer to Section 25.11, “Active Directory Authentication Using Kerberos (GSSAPI)”.

Important

For information on configuring an LDAP server, or specifying users and roles in an LDAP server, refer to the Red Hat Directory Server Administration Guide.
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