[aerogear-dev] Basic/Digest issue with the Controller or AG Security?

[Kris Borchers]

Isn't this how Basic auth works? Once you log in you get a cookie and you don't have to authenticate anymore until that cooke expires (usually at the end of a session). This is my experience in browsers at least and is how I would expect it to work. If I have a valid cookie, I should not have to log in again.

On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <matzew at apache.org> wrote:

> 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 ?
> 
> -- 
> Matthias Wessendorf 
> 
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