Apache CXF example source code file (DefaultSecurityContext.java)

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The Apache CXF DefaultSecurityContext.java source code

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package org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j;

import java.security.Principal;
import java.security.acl.Group;
import java.util.Enumeration;

import javax.security.auth.Subject;

import org.apache.cxf.security.SecurityContext;

/**
 * SecurityContext which implements isUserInRole using the
 * following approach : skip the first Subject principal, and then checks
 * Groups the principal is a member of
 * 
 * TODO : consider moving this class into common/security
 */
public class DefaultSecurityContext implements SecurityContext {

    private Principal p;
    private Subject subject; 
    
    public DefaultSecurityContext(Principal p, Subject subject) {
        this.p = p;
        this.subject = subject;
    }
    
    public Principal getUserPrincipal() {
        return p;
    }
    public boolean isUserInRole(String role) {
        if (subject == null || subject.getPrincipals().size() <= 1) {
            return false;
        }
        for (Principal principal : subject.getPrincipals()) {
            if (principal instanceof Group && checkGroup((Group)principal, role)) { 
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    protected boolean checkGroup(Group group, String role) {
        if (group.getName().equals(role)) {
            return true;
        }
            
        for (Enumeration<? extends Principal> members = group.members(); members.hasMoreElements();) {
            // this might be a plain role but could represent a group consisting of other groups/roles
            Principal member = members.nextElement();
            if (member.getName().equals(role) 
                || member instanceof Group && checkGroup((Group)member, role)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;    
    }
}