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Custom connector for authentication

berenicestr69 — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:39:19 GMT

Good morning. I have to do and integrate a connector for authentication to an another DB that stores the username and password.The version os alfresco is community 4.2.f. When ivoke vía WS API rest alfresco the client send the credentials and alfresco must validate this credentials to that DB. No ma

Re: Custom connector for authentication

angelborroy — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:57:15 GMT

Maybe you can find these links useful to extend authentication subsystem in such way:
* Outdated method at https://code.google.com/p/dsn-chassis-ext/
* Commercial add-on at https://addons.alfresco.com/addons/alfresco-custom-jdbc-authenticator

Re: Custom connector for authentication

berenicestr69 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:20:57 GMT

Thanks for your help but your info isn't very userful to me. I don`t want a commercial add-on, y want to develop my own conector. Sorry. I need some help steps for develop a custom authentication conector in alfresco community. I appreciate the help. Regards

Re: Custom connector for authentication

berenicestr69 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:22:03 GMT

Anyone can help me??

Re: Custom connector for authentication

angelborroy — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:30:29 GMT

You have the basis for your develop at https://code.google.com/p/dsn-chassis-ext/source/browse/trunk/_alfresco/source/java/org/wwarn/cms/authentication/DrupalAuthenticationComponentImpl.java

I think this is a good point to start your own development.

Re: Custom connector for authentication

berenicestr69 — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:12:02 GMT

Thanks for you help.I see the code is for version alfresco 3.4. For version 4.2.f is similar? or there ar many changes (for example in drupal-authentication-context.xml and in de implementation java class) in the authentication or is similar?

Thanks a lot. Regards

Re: Custom connector for authentication

angelborroy — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:35:23 GMT

It should work, authentication subsystem has not changed since 3.4. But maybe you find some problem.

Luck!