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CAS

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Filter

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The

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CAS

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filter

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is

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the

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simplest

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way

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of

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CAS-protecting

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your

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Java

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Servlets

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application.

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Configuring CASFilter

Just a few lines of XML need to be added to your web application's deployment descriptor (web.xml):

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Code Block
xml
xml
<web-app>
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  <filter>
    <filter-name>CAS Filter</filter-name>
    <filter-class>edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.CASFilter</filter-class>
    <init-param>
      <param-name>edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.loginUrl</param-name>
      <param-value>https://secure.its.yale.edu/cas/login</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <init-param>
      <param-name>edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.validateUrl</param-name>
      <param-value>https://secure.its.yale.edu/cas/serviceValidate</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <init-param>
      <param-name>edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.serverName</param-name>
      <param-value>your server name and port (e.g., www.yale.edu:8080)</param-value>
    </init-param>
  </filter>

  <filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>CAS Filter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/cas-protected/*</url-pattern>
  </filter-mapping>
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</web-app>
{code}

In

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this

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case,

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any

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URL

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beneath

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/webapp/cas-protected

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would

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require

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a

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CAS

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login.

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If

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you

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want

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to

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protect

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your

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entire

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web

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application,

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you

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can

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simply

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put

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/*

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for

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the

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URL

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pattern:

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Code Block
xml
xml
  <filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>CAS Filter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
  </filter-mapping>
{code}

The

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serverName

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initialization

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parameter

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does

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not

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require

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a

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port

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number

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if

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you

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are

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using

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the

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standard

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HTTP

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port

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(80).

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You

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can

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specify

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other

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initialization

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parameters

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to

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configure

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the

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behavior

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of

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the

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filter:

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Required

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CASFilter

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init-params

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init-param

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name

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usage

edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.loginUrl

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The

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URL

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whereat

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CAS

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offers

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its

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Login

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page.

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e.g.

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.validateUrl

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The

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URL

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whereat

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CAS

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offers

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its

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service

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ticket

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or

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proxy

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ticket

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validation

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service.

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e.g.

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or

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.

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Must

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be

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a

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proxyValidate

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service

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if

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you

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intend

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to

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accept

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any

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proxy

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tickets.

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.serverName

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This

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parameter

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specifies

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the

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server

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name

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and

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port

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of

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the

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service

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being

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filtered

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(not

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of

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the

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CAS

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Server

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itself).

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E.g.,

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www.yale.edu:8080

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Either

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this

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parameter

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or

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the

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serviceUrl

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parameter

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must

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be

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set.

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.serviceUrl

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This

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parameter

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replaces

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the

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serverName

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parameter

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above.

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It

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becomes

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the

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URL

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that

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CAS

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redirects

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to

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after

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login.

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If

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you

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have

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one

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specific

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point

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of

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entry

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to

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your

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web

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application

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and

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you

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want

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all

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logins

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to

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proceed

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through

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that

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page,

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you

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would

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specify

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the

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full

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URL

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of

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that

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page

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here.

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Either

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this

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parameter

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or

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the

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serverName

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parameter

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must

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be

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set.

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Optional CASFilter init-params

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init-param

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usage

edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.proxyCallbackUrl

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to

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obtain

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a

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Proxy

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Granting

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Ticket

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and

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thereby

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have

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your

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application

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proxy

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authentication

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to

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other

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services,

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you'll

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need

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to

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specify

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an

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http:

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URL

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where

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you'd

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like

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PGT,

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PGTIOU

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pairs

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sent.

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This

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will

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typically

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be

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a

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URL

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you've

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mapped

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to

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an

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instance

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of

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the

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servlet.

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.authorizedProxy

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to

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allow

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the

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filter

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to

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accept

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proxy

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tickets,

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you

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need

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to

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specify

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valid

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proxies

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through

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which

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the

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authorization

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must

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have

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proceeded.

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This

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initialization

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parameter

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accepts

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a

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whitespace-delimited

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list

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of

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valid

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proxy

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URLs.

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Only

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one

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URL

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needs

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to

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match

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for

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the

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login

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to

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be

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successful.

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Note

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that

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if

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you

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do

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want

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to

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accept

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proxy

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tickets,

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you

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will

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have

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to

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change

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the

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validateUrl

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above

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to

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proxyValidate

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rather

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than

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serviceValidate

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.renew

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if

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set

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to

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the

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string,

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true,

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this

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is

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the

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equivalent

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of

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authenticating

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a

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ticket

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with

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renew=true

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passed

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as

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a

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parameter.

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This

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may

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be

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used

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for

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high-security

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applications

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where

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the

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user

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must

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enter

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his/her

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credentials

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again

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before

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accessing

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the

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filtered

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URLs.

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.wrapRequest

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if

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set

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to

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the

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string

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"true"

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the

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CASFilter

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will

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wrap

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the

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request

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such

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that

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calls

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to

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getRemoteUser()

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return

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the

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authenticated

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username.

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Consuming the results of CASFilter

Once the user has logged into your application through the filter, the application may access the user's name through the session attribute, edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.user,

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or

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if

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you

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import

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.CASFilter

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in

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your

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JSP

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or

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servlet,

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simply

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CASFilter.CAS_FILTER_USER.

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|= }
Code Block
title
Accessing
the
authenticated
username
from
Java
// either of these will work:
session.getAttribute(CASFilter.CAS_FILTER_USER);
session.getAttribute("edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.user");
{code}

{code:xml|title=Accessing the authenticated username via JSTL}
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xml
xml
titleAccessing the authenticated username via JSTL
<c:out value="${sessionScope['edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.user']}"/>
{code}

Additionally,

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the

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client

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application

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may

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access

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a

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CASReceipt

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JavaBean-style

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object

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which

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exposes

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the

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username

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as

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well

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as

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additional

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information

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about

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the

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successful

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authentication,

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in

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the

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session

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attribute

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.receipt

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.

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}
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// either of these will work:
session.getAttribute(CASFilter.CAS_FILTER_RECEIPT);
session.getAttribute("edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.receipt");
{code}

h4. Session attributes set by CASFilter

||Session attribute||usage||
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Session attributes set by CASFilter

Session attribute

usage

edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.user

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String

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representing

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the

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authenticated

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NetID

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edu.yale.its.tp.cas.client.filter.receipt

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CASReceipt

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representing

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the

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results

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of

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CAS

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authentication.

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Use

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this

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object

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to

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programmatically

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access

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the

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proxy

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chain,

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whether

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the

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authentication

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was

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required

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to

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have

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been

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by

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presentation

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of

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primary

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credentials,

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etc.

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Read

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more

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about

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CAS

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Filter

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behavior

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.