Re: GSSAPI or Kerberos authentication problems

On Wed, 2005-14-09 at 16:00 -0500, Kris Jurka wrote:
>
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Mike Warnecke wrote:
>
> > I'm using the postgresql-jdbc driver with OpenOffice.org 2.0, and I
> > can't get it to use GSSAPI authentication using my Kerberos credentials.
> > I have no other apps that use postgresql-jdbc, but it appears as though
> > the problem is in this driver, not OOo.
> >
> > psql And other apps using the native PostgreSQL interface work fine
> > using Kerberos authentication, just not JDBC.
> >
> > Does the postgresql-jdbc driver support Kerberos/GSSAPI authentication?
> > If not, what is required to get it done?
> >
>
> The JDBC driver does not currently support kerberos auth. Since the
> driver is pure Java we cannot rely on the standard postgresql client
> library (libpq) and its kerberos support. When the driver was initially
> written the only kerberos support available required separate third party
> libraries. With the availability of JAAS in JDK 1.3 and subsequent
> integration in JDK 1.4 that is no longer the case. I imagine someone
> familiar with JAAS and kerberos could add support to the driver relatively
> easily, but Java and kerberos do not seem like a common combination (at
> least in the Postgresql world). Without the expertise or the demand for
> this feature it doesn't seem likely that it will happen anytime soon.

So, if I need it, I'll need to learn JAAS, and contribute it then,
right?

As far as nobody using JDBC, PostgreSQL, and Kerberos together, I can't
understand why a single sign-on architecture with real security wouldn't
be more popular. But then again, look at the number of people still
using Zip encryption...

I think you've given me the necessary information with respect to JAAS
though. Thanks!

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Mike Warnecke <mike(at)audiowarehouse(dot)ca>
Audio Warehouse