WebproxyPortlet v2 Single Signon

Overview

WebproxyPortlet v2 Gateway SSO is a feature that allows uPortal to signon to any remote system even if the remote system does not share any authentication information with uPortal.  Gateway SSO will submit login information to the remote system and then redirect to that remote system.  Other SSO solution assume that uPortal has authenticated to some system, such as CAS and will then trust CAS to say the user is authenticated.  In this system, the authentication information is submitted to the remote system invisibly to the user.  This solution has the inherent risks of sending user authentication information over the wire, rather than a security token, but this solution does not require external systems to implement CAS or another authentication system.  It is therefore nearly invisible to any external system to which uPortal would want to connect.

Portlet Configuration

Gateway SSO must be defined in portlet.xml, like any other portlet. 

    <portlet>
        <portlet-name>GatewayPortlet</portlet-name>
        <portlet-class>org.springframework.web.portlet.DispatcherPortlet</portlet-class>
        <init-param>
            <name>contextConfigLocation</name>
            <value>/WEB-INF/context/portlet/gateway-sso-portlet.xml</value>
        </init-param>
        <expiration-cache>0</expiration-cache>
        <supports>
            <mime-type>text/html</mime-type>
            <portlet-mode>view</portlet-mode>
            <portlet-mode>edit</portlet-mode>
        </supports>
        <portlet-info>
            <title>WebProxy Portlet</title>
        </portlet-info>
        <portlet-preferences>
            <preference>
                <name>openInNewPage</name>
                <value>true</value>
            </preference>
        </portlet-preferences>
    </portlet>

GatewayEntry

HttpContentRequestImpl

FormFieldImpl

Interceptors

IPreInterceptor

UserPreferencePreInterceptor

UserInfoUrlParameterizingPreInterceptor

Custom Logic

ExternalLogic