Hi,

when looking into HTTP Basic/Digest for iOS, Christos noticed a problem with that, on the Controller demo (using AG-Security).

I have checked his issues and they are "visible" in cURL "environment" as well.

Steps to reproduce

• Clone the AG-Controller demo
• Update the web.xml to use the BASIC Filter (here and here).
• Make SURE that the Digiest section is commented out :-)
• Deploy the WAR to your JBoss Application Server

Now some tests with BASIC (and the default user john:123):

curl -u "john:123" "http://localhost:8080/aerogear-controller-demo/autobots" -v

This works, as expected!

curl -u "john:007" "http://localhost:8080/aerogear-controller-demo/autobots" -v

This does NOT work, as expected!

Cookies ?

Christos and I noticed the server does return the Set-Cookie: response header, so the cookie can/will be stored on the client.

Now let's do this:

curl --basic -b cookies.txt -c cookies.txt -u john:123 \
"http://localhost:8080/aerogear-controller-demo/autobots" -v

Perfect, works as well

But now, let's do this:

curl --basic -b cookies.txt -c cookies.txt -u john:007 \
"http://localhost:8080/aerogear-controller-demo/autobots" -v

Unfortunatley, this works as well, since the session is reused, due to the cookies... So, when the session is stored on the client, it is possible to switch the credentials "on the fly".

Question / Comments

• Not really sure, but for Basic/Digest should the server really send Set-Cookie: response header back to the client ?

• Not sure this is something on the controller, AG-Security or even PicketLink, but perhaps theSet-Cookie: could be removed, when sending the response for Basic/Digest

Ant thoughts on this ?

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