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RE: [Xen-API] [PATCH] CA-34203: only root can call slave-local-login-with-password


  • To: 'Marco Sinhoreli' <msinhore@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Marcus Granado <Marcus.Granado@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:10:27 +0000
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  • Cc: xen-api <xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:11:00 -0800
  • List-id: Discussion of API issues surrounding Xen <xen-api.lists.xensource.com>
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  • Thread-topic: [Xen-API] [PATCH] CA-34203: only root can call slave-local-login-with-password

Yes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco Sinhoreli [mailto:msinhore@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 November 2009 21:01
> To: Marcus Granado
> Cc: xen-api
> Subject: Re: [Xen-API] [PATCH] CA-34203: only root can call slave-
> local-login-with-password
> 
> Hi Marcus,
> 
> It means be possible to connect as an normal unix user using the XEn
> API client, right?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Marcus Granado
> <Marcus.Granado@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Marco,
> >
> > The api call for normal login is 'login_with_password', which is
> accessible to any user with a valid user/password.
> > 'slave_local_login_with_password' is an internal call that currently
> is meant to be accessible only to root.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Marco Sinhoreli [mailto:msinhore@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: 09 November 2009 18:38
> >> To: Marcus Granado
> >> Cc: xen-api
> >> Subject: Re: [Xen-API] [PATCH] CA-34203: only root can call slave-
> >> local-login-with-password
> >>
> >> Hi Marcus,
> >>
> >> Let me undesrtand this patch and please, correct me if I'm wrong:
> >> Only the PAM user 'root' can to connect using the API and if I have
> >> another normal user I can't to connect, this is right?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Marcus Granado
> >> <marcus.granado@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >> > ocaml/idl/datamodel.ml   |  Â2 +-
> >> > ocaml/xapi/xapi_session.ml | Â Â6 ++++++
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > # HG changeset patch
> >> > # User Marcus Granado <marcus.granado@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > # Date 1257526015 0
> >> > # Node ID 0a45055b867ad44d3e3f7c26e29ffe9dc1ee3c9f
> >> > # Parent Â719d8f6c6d8cfe94cf612ddf26cc11af24fd99d5
> >> > CA-34203: only root can call slave-local-login-with-password
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Marcus Granado <marcus.granado@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >
> >> > diff -r 719d8f6c6d8c -r 0a45055b867a ocaml/idl/datamodel.ml
> >> > --- a/ocaml/idl/datamodel.ml  ÂFri Nov 06 16:12:03 2009 +0000
> >> > +++ b/ocaml/idl/datamodel.ml  ÂFri Nov 06 16:46:55 2009 +0000
> >> > @@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
> >> > Â Â Â Â Â]
> >> > Â ~in_oss_since:None
> >> > Â ~secret:true
> >> > - Â~allowed_roles:_R_POOL_ADMIN (*only root can do an emergency
> slave
> >> login*)
> >> > + Â~allowed_roles:_R_LOCAL_ROOT_ONLY (*only root can do an
> emergency
> >> slave login*)
> >> > Â ()
> >> >
> >> > Âlet local_logout = call ~flags:[`Session]
> >> > diff -r 719d8f6c6d8c -r 0a45055b867a ocaml/xapi/xapi_session.ml
> >> > --- a/ocaml/xapi/xapi_session.ml    ÂFri Nov 06 16:12:03 2009
> >> +0000
> >> > +++ b/ocaml/xapi/xapi_session.ml    ÂFri Nov 06 16:46:55 2009
> >> +0000
> >> > @@ -323,6 +323,12 @@
> >> > Âlet slave_local_login_with_password ~__context ~uname ~pwd =
> >> wipe_params_after_fn [pwd] (fun () ->
> >> > Â if not (Context.preauth ~__context)
> >> > Â then
> >> > + Â Âif uname <> local_superuser
> >> > + Â Âthen (* CA-34203: never authenticate external users as
> >> local_login *)
> >> > + Â Â Âraise (Api_errors.Server_error
> >> > + Â Â Â Â(Api_errors.rbac_permission_denied,
> >> > + Â Â Â Â[local_superuser; "No permission in local login"]))
> >> > + Â Âelse
> >> > Â Â (try
> >> > Â Â Â Â(* CP696 - only tries to authenticate against LOCAL
> superuser
> >> account *)
> >> > Â Â Â Âdo_local_auth uname pwd;
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
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> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Marco Sinhoreli
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Marco Sinhoreli
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