[keycloak-user] REST services supporting basic auth and bearer tokens

[Stian Thorgersen]

Another option is to add a separate basic example outside of the demo, like what was done for multi-tenancy. A single jax-rs endpoint that supports basic auth and an example curl command to invoke it?

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Brown" <gbrown at redhat.com>
> To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Marek Posolda" <mposolda at redhat.com>, keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> Sent: Thursday, 27 November, 2014 2:59:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] REST services supporting basic auth and bearer tokens
> 
> In terms of example, was thinking the database-service is ideal - however I'm
> guessing it also needs to be shown as a 'bearer-only' example (as now).
> 
> In the same way that there is multiple customer-apps, one approach could be
> to have an alternate database-service supporting basic auth as well, but
> then would also need a separate copy of the testrealm.json.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Great, if you do a PR include an example we can merge it before a
> > 1.1.0.Beta2
> > release (probably next week)
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gary Brown" <gbrown at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Marek Posolda" <mposolda at redhat.com>, keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > Sent: Thursday, 27 November, 2014 1:48:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] REST services supporting basic auth and
> > > bearer
> > > tokens
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > Looks good to me, but I'd like it to be an optional feature that is
> > > > enabled
> > > > in keycloak.json (should be disabled by default).
> > > 
> > > Sounds reasonable - I'll call the property 'enableBasicAuth'.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Another thing is that we should add an example + documentation for this
> > > > feature.
> > > 
> > > Will do.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Gary Brown" <gbrown at redhat.com>
> > > > > To: "Marek Posolda" <mposolda at redhat.com>
> > > > > Cc: keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 27 November, 2014 10:58:21 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] REST services supporting basic auth and
> > > > > bearer
> > > > > tokens
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Marek
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I am not 100% sure if having basic auth with direct grant directly
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > our adapters is way to go. Probably yes as for your use-case it
> > > > > > makes
> > > > > > sense, so I am slightly for push your change as PR. But maybe
> > > > > > others
> > > > > > from team have different opinion.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Earlier this week I've added DirectAccessGrantsLoginModule to KC
> > > > > > codebase, which is quite similar and is intended to be used for
> > > > > > non-web
> > > > > > applications (like SSH), which rely on JAAS. But I guess that using
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > one is not good option for you as you want support for Basic and
> > > > > > Bearer
> > > > > > authentication in same web application, right?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thats correct.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Few more minor points to your changes:
> > > > > > - Is it possible to use net.iharder.Base64 instead of
> > > > > > org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64? Whole KC code has
> > > > > > dependency
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > net.iharder, so would be likely better to use this one to avoid
> > > > > > possible
> > > > > > dependency issues in adapters.
> > > > > 
> > > > > That shouldn't be a problem.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > - Wonder if it's possible to simplify a bit, like have single
> > > > > > "completeAuthentication" method for both bearer and basic
> > > > > > authenticator
> > > > > > (afaik only difference among them is different authMethod right?).
> > > > > > But
> > > > > > this is really minor.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Will do.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'll wait until mid next week before doing any more on this, to see
> > > > > whether
> > > > > others have an opinion.
> > > > > 
> > > > > If the PR was accepted, any chance it could go into 1.1 even though
> > > > > in
> > > > > beta?
> > > > > If no, any idea what the timescale is for 1.2.beta1?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for your feedback.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Gary
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Marek
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 26.11.2014 14:54, Gary Brown wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Concrete use case - we have implemented the OASIS S-RAMP
> > > > > > > specification,
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > which it requires basic auth support
> > > > > > > (http://docs.oasis-open.org/s-ramp/s-ramp/v1.0/s-ramp-v1.0-part2-atom-binding.html
> > > > > > > section 5 "The S-RAMP Specification does not attempt to define a
> > > > > > > security
> > > > > > > model for products that implement it.  For the Atom Binding, the
> > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > security requirement is that at a minimum, client and server
> > > > > > > implementations MUST be capable of being configured to use HTTP
> > > > > > > Basic
> > > > > > > Authentication in conjunction with a connection made with TLS.").
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > However we also need the same service to support bearer token,
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > use
> > > > > > > within our KeyCloak SSO session.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've implemented a possible solution, details defined on
> > > > > > > https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KEYCLOAK-861.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If this solution is on the right path, I would appreciate any
> > > > > > > feedback
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > any changes that might be required before submitting a PR.
> > > > > > > Currently
> > > > > > > there
> > > > > > > are no tests, but would aim to provide some with the PR.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > > Gary
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