Re: Re: Beepcore-java-users digest, Vol 1 #76 - 8 msgs

Ok so maybe SMTP was not the best example for this, in the case I would
propose that the SMTP profile contacts the session and asks for the
session's credentials, which should include the username and password.

But with your example you are writing a requirement that explicitly
requires the profile to interact with the authentication system.

I am more interested in situations where the profile already exists and
the application designer wishes to layer security/authentication under
it.  This would allow the security layer to exist without the profile
having to expressly know the security is there.

--KMK

On Tue, 2002-08-06 at 16:18, Darren New wrote:
> > > If this were setup at the session layer, the profile would be blissfully
> > > unaware of what is running underneath it (unless that info is
> > > specifically requested form the session).  It would be the job of the
> > > session to determine whether a profile has enough
> > > authentication/encryption/etc in place.  How would it determine this?
> 
> The problem comes when you add the requirement
>   SMTP checks that the "From:" address belongs to the user 
>   who logged in via SASL.
> 
> All of a sudden, you're back to having SMTP no longer blissfully unaware of
> SASL any more.
> 
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