JPA YubiKey Registration
Support 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-yubikey-jpa</artifactId>
<version>${cas.version}</version>
</dependency>
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implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-yubikey-jpa:${project.'cas.version'}"
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dependencyManagement {
imports {
mavenBom "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}"
}
}
dependencies {
implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-yubikey-jpa"
}
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dependencies {
/*
The following platform references should be included automatically and are listed here for reference only.
implementation enforcedPlatform("org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}")
implementation platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES)
*/
implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-yubikey-jpa"
}
The following settings and properties are available from the CAS configuration catalog:
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.driver-class=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
The JDBC driver used to connect to the database.
CAS Property:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.driver-class=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver |
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
driver-class: "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.driver-class="org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_DRIVER_CLASS="org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.driver-class="org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.password=
The database connection password.
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.password

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.password=...
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
password: "..."
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.password="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_PASSWORD="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.password="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database
The database connection URL.
This setting supports the Spring Expression Language.
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.url

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
url: "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.url="jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_URL="jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.url="jdbc:hsqldb:mem:cas-hsql-database"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.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.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.user

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.user=sa
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
user: "sa"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.user="sa" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_USER="sa"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.user="sa"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.autocommit=false
The default auto-commit behavior of connections in the pool. Determined whether queries such as update/insert should be immediately executed without waiting for an underlying transaction.
CAS Property:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.autocommit=... |
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
autocommit: "..."
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.autocommit="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_AUTOCOMMIT="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.autocommit="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.batch-size=100
A non-zero value enables use of JDBC2 batch updates by Hibernate. e.g. recommended values between 5 and 30.
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.batch-size

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.batch-size=100
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
batch-size: "100"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.batch-size="100" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_BATCH_SIZE="100"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.batch-size="100"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.connection-timeout=PT30S
Indicates the maximum number of milliseconds that the service can wait to obtain a connection.
This settings supports the
java.time.Duration
syntax [?].
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.connection-timeout

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.connection-timeout=PT30S
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
connection-timeout: "PT30S"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.connection-timeout="PT30S" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT="PT30S"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.connection-timeout="PT30S"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.data-source-name=
Attempts to do a JNDI data source look up for the data source name specified. Will attempt to locate the data source object as is.
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.data-source-name

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.data-source-name=...
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
data-source-name: "..."
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.data-source-name="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_DATA_SOURCE_NAME="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.data-source-name="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.ddl-auto=update
Hibernate feature to automatically validate and exports DDL to the schema. By default, creates and drops the schema automatically when a session is starts and ends. Setting the value to validate
or none
may be more desirable for production, but any of the following options can be used:
-
validate
: Validate the schema, but make no changes to the database. -
update
: Update the schema. -
create
: Create the schema, destroying previous data. -
create-drop
: Drop the schema at the end of the session. -
none
: Do nothing.
create-drop
will result in the loss of all data as soon as CAS is started. For transient data like tickets this is probably not an issue, but in cases like the audit table important data could be lost. Using `update`, while safe for data, is confirmed to result in invalid database state. validate
or none
settings are likely the only safe options for production use. For more info, see this.
org.apereo.cas.configuration.model.support.mfa.yubikey.YubiKeyJpaMultifactorProperties.
CAS Property: cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.ddl-auto

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.ddl-auto=update
cas:
authn:
mfa:
yubikey:
jpa:
ddl-auto: "update"
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java -Dcas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.ddl-auto="update" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_AUTHN_MFA_YUBIKEY_JPA_DDL_AUTO="update"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.authn.mfa.yubikey.jpa.ddl-auto="update"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
Control global properties that are relevant to Hibernate, when CAS attempts to employ and utilize database resources, connections and queries.
cas.jdbc.case-insensitive=false
When choosing physical table names, determine whether names should be considered case-insensitive. How can I configure this property?
CAS Property:
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cas.jdbc.case-insensitive=... |
cas:
jdbc:
case-insensitive: "..."
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java -Dcas.jdbc.case-insensitive="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_JDBC_CASE_INSENSITIVE="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.jdbc.case-insensitive="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.jdbc.gen-ddl=true
Whether to generate DDL after the EntityManagerFactory has been initialized creating/updating all relevant tables.
How can I configure this property?
CAS Property: cas.jdbc.gen-ddl

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.jdbc.gen-ddl=true
cas:
jdbc:
gen-ddl: "true"
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java -Dcas.jdbc.gen-ddl="true" -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_JDBC_GEN_DDL="true"
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.jdbc.gen-ddl="true"
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.jdbc.physical-table-names=
Indicate a physical table name to be used by the hibernate naming strategy in case table names need to be customized for the specific type of database. The key here indicates the CAS-provided table name and the value is the translate physical name for the database. If a match is not found for the CAS-provided table name, then that name will be used by default.
How can I configure this property?
CAS Property: cas.jdbc.physical-table-names

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.jdbc.physical-table-names=...
cas:
jdbc:
physical-table-names: "..."
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java -Dcas.jdbc.physical-table-names="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_JDBC_PHYSICAL_TABLE_NAMES="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.jdbc.physical-table-names="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
cas.jdbc.show-sql=false
Whether SQL queries should be displayed in the console/logs.
How can I configure this property?
CAS Property: cas.jdbc.show-sql

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
.properties
files:
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cas.jdbc.show-sql=...
cas:
jdbc:
show-sql: "..."
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java -Dcas.jdbc.show-sql="..." -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory. Note the placement of the system property which must be
specified before the CAS web application is launched.
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export CAS_JDBC_SHOW_SQL="..."
java -jar build/libs/cas.war
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
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java -jar build/libs/cas.war --cas.jdbc.show-sql="..."
cas.war
with an embedded server container and can be found in the build/libs
directory.
Configuration Metadata
The collection of configuration properties listed in this section are automatically generated from the CAS source and components that contain the actual field definitions, types, descriptions, modules, etc. This metadata may not always be 100% accurate, or could be lacking details and sufficient explanations.
Be Selective
This section is meant as a guide only. Do NOT copy/paste the entire collection of settings into your CAS configuration; rather pick only the properties that you need. Do NOT enable settings unless you are certain of their purpose and do NOT copy settings into your configuration only to keep them as reference. All these ideas lead to upgrade headaches, maintenance nightmares and premature aging.
YAGNI
Note that for nearly ALL use cases, declaring and configuring properties listed here is sufficient. You should NOT have to explicitly massage a CAS XML/Java/etc configuration file to design an authentication handler, create attribute release policies, etc. CAS at runtime will auto-configure all required changes for you. If you are unsure about the meaning of a given CAS setting, do NOT turn it on without hesitation. Review the codebase or better yet, ask questions to clarify the intended behavior.
Naming Convention
Property names can be specified in very relaxed terms. For instance cas.someProperty
, cas.some-property
, cas.some_property
are all valid names. While all
forms are accepted by CAS, there are certain components (in CAS and other frameworks used) whose activation at runtime is conditional on a property value, where
this property is required to have been specified in CAS configuration using kebab case. This is both true for properties that are owned by CAS as well as those
that might be presented to the system via an external library or framework such as Spring Boot, etc.

When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value
.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions
) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
Settings and properties that are controlled by the CAS platform directly always begin with the prefix cas
. All other settings are controlled and provided
to CAS via other underlying frameworks and may have their own schemas and syntax. BE CAREFUL with
the distinction. Unrecognized properties are rejected by CAS and/or frameworks upon which CAS depends. This means if you somehow misspell a property definition
or fail to adhere to the dot-notation syntax and such, your setting is entirely refused by CAS and likely the feature it controls will never be activated in the
way you intend.
Validation
Configuration properties are automatically validated on CAS startup to report issues with configuration binding, specially if defined CAS settings cannot be recognized or validated by the configuration schema. Additional validation processes are also handled via Configuration Metadata and property migrations applied automatically on startup by Spring Boot and family.
Indexed Settings
CAS settings able to accept multiple values are typically documented with an index, such as cas.some.setting[0]=value
. The index [0]
is meant to be
incremented by the adopter to allow for distinct multiple configuration blocks.
The expected database schema that is automatically created and configured by CAS contains a single table as YubiKeyAccount
with the following fields:
Field | Description |
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id |
Unique record identifier, acting as the primary key. |
publicId |
The public identifier/key of the device used for authentication. |
username |
The username whose device is registered. |