Database Authentication

Database authentication is enabled by including the following dependencies in the WAR overlay:

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<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apereo.cas</groupId>
    <artifactId>cas-server-support-jdbc</artifactId>
    <version>${cas.version}</version>
</dependency>
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implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-jdbc:${project.'cas.version'}"
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dependencyManagement {
    imports {
        mavenBom "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}"
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-jdbc"
}
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dependencies {
    /*
    The following platform references should be included automatically and are listed here for reference only.
            
    implementation enforcedPlatform("org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}")
    implementation platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES)
    */

    implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-jdbc"
}

To learn how to configure database drivers, please see this guide.

Configuration

Query Database Authentication

Authenticates a user by comparing the user password (which can be encoded with a password encoder) against the password on record determined by a configurable database query.

The following settings and properties are available from the CAS configuration catalog:

The configuration settings listed below are tagged as Required in the CAS configuration metadata. This flag indicates that the presence of the setting may be needed to activate or affect the behavior of the CAS feature and generally should be reviewed, possibly owned and adjusted. If the setting is assigned a default value, you do not need to strictly put the setting in your copy of the configuration, but should review it nonetheless to make sure it matches your deployment expectations.

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.encoding-algorithm=
  • The encoding algorithm to use such as MD5. Relevant when the type used is DEFAULT or GLIBC_CRYPT.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.type=NONE
  • Define the password encoder type to use. Type may be specified as blank or NONE to disable password encoding. It may also refer to a fully-qualified class name that implements the Spring Security's PasswordEncoder interface if you wish you define your own encoder.

    The following types may be used:

    • NONE: No password encoding (i.e. plain-text) takes place.
    • DEFAULT: Use the DefaultPasswordEncoder of CAS. For message-digest algorithms via character-encoding and encoding-algorithm.
    • BCRYPT: Use the BCryptPasswordEncoder based on the strength provided and an optional secret.
    • SCRYPT: Use the SCryptPasswordEncoder.
    • PBKDF2: Use the Pbkdf2PasswordEncoder based on the strength provided and an optional secret.
    • STANDARD: Use the StandardPasswordEncoder based on the secret provided.
    • SSHA: Use the LdapShaPasswordEncoder supports Ldap SHA and SSHA (salted-SHA). The values are base-64 encoded and have the label {SHA} or {SSHA} prepended to the encoded hash.
    • GLIBC_CRYPT: Use the GlibcCryptPasswordEncoder based on the encoding-algorithm, strength provided and an optional secret.
    • org.example.MyEncoder: An implementation of PasswordEncoder of your own choosing.
    • file:///path/to/script.groovy: Path to a Groovy script charged with handling password encoding operations.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.groovy.location=
  • The location of the resource. Resources can be URLS, or files found either on the classpath or outside somewhere in the file system.

    In the event the configured resource is a Groovy script, specially if the script set to reload on changes, you may need to adjust the total number of inotify instances. On Linux, you may need to add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf: fs.inotify.max_user_instances = 256.

    You can check the current value via cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.SpringResourceProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].driver-class=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
  • The JDBC driver used to connect to the database.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].field-password=
  • Password field/column name to retrieve.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password=EMPTY
  • The database connection password.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].sql=
  • SQL query to execute. Example: SELECT * FROM table WHERE name=?.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database
  • The database connection URL.

    This setting supports the Spring Expression Language.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].user=sa
  • The database user.

    The database user must have sufficient permissions to be able to handle schema changes and updates, when needed.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.jdbc.authn.QueryJdbcAuthenticationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

    The configuration settings listed below are tagged as Optional in the CAS configuration metadata. This flag indicates that the presence of the setting is not immediately necessary in the end-user CAS configuration, because a default value is assigned or the activation of the feature is not conditionally controlled by the setting value. You should only include this field in your configuration if you need to modify the default value.

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.character-encoding=UTF-8
  • The encoding algorithm to use such as 'UTF-8'. Relevant when the type used is DEFAULT.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.hash-length=16
  • When used by PasswordEncoderTypes#ARGON2, it indicates the hash strength/length.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.secret=
  • Secret to use with PasswordEncoderTypes#STANDARD, PasswordEncoderTypes#PBKDF2, PasswordEncoderTypes#BCRYPT, PasswordEncoderTypes#GLIBC_CRYPT password encoders. Secret usually is an optional setting.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].password-encoder.strength=16
  • Strength or number of iterations to use for password hashing. Usually relevant when dealing with PasswordEncoderTypes#PBKDF2, PasswordEncoderTypes#BCRYPT or PasswordEncoderTypes#GLIBC_CRYPT. When used by PasswordEncoderTypes#ARGON2, it indicates the salt strength.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PasswordEncoderProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.blocking-pattern=
  • A regular expression that will be used against the username to match for blocking/forbidden values. If a match is found, an exception will be thrown and principal transformation will fail.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PrincipalTransformationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.case-conversion=NONE
  • Indicate whether the principal identifier should be transformed into upper-case, lower-case, etc. Available values are as follows:

    • NONE: No conversion.
    • LOWERCASE: Lowercase conversion.
    • UPPERCASE: Uppercase conversion.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PrincipalTransformationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.pattern=
  • A regular expression that will be used against the provided username for username extractions. On a successful match, the first matched group in the pattern will be used as the extracted username.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PrincipalTransformationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.prefix=
  • Prefix to add to the principal id prior to authentication.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PrincipalTransformationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].principal-transformation.suffix=
  • Suffix to add to the principal id prior to authentication.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.core.authentication.PrincipalTransformationProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.keep-alive-time=0
  • This property controls the keepalive interval for a connection in the pool. An in-use connection will never be tested by the keepalive thread, only when it is idle will it be tested. Default is zero, which disables this feature.

    This settings supports the java.time.Duration syntax [?].

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.max-size=18
  • Controls the maximum number of connections to keep in the pool, including both idle and in-use connections.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.max-wait=PT2S
  • Sets the maximum time in seconds that this data source will wait while attempting to connect to a database.

    A value of zero specifies that the timeout is the default system timeout if there is one; otherwise, it specifies that there is no timeout.

    This settings supports the java.time.Duration syntax [?].

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.maximum-lifetime=PT10M
  • This property controls the maximum lifetime of a connection in the pool. When a connection reaches this timeout, even if recently used, it will be retired from the pool. An in-use connection will never be retired, only when it is idle will it be removed.

    This settings supports the java.time.Duration syntax [?].

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.min-size=6
  • Controls the minimum size that the pool is allowed to reach, including both idle and in-use connections.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.name=
  • Set the name of the connection pool. This is primarily used for the MBean to uniquely identify the pool configuration.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.suspension=
  • Whether or not pool suspension is allowed.

    There is a performance impact when pool suspension is enabled. Unless you need it (for a redundancy system for example) do not enable it.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?

  • cas.authn.jdbc.query[0].pool.timeout-millis=1_000L
  • The maximum number of milliseconds that the pool will wait for a connection to be validated as alive.

    org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.ConnectionPoolingProperties.

    How can I configure this property?