[JCR-4050] Allow creation of users with existing password hashes in UserManager

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: jackrabbit-api, jackrabbit-core, security
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jeffrey Bornemann
• Created: 31/Oct/16 03:52
• Updated: 22/Feb/17 15:20
• Resolved: 21/Feb/17 14:10

Description

We utilize the UserManager API within Grabbit for syncing authorizable nodes between servers.

Unfortunately, when it comes to syncing users, and specifically setting passwords from existing users; we have no public API facing way to create users with existing password hashes. We currently have to resort to using reflection, grabbing internal tree objects, and a bunch of nastiness that we would love to avoid with this change.

Other consumers may also find this useful.

Issue Links

• relates to: SLING-6219 Allow for creating users with repoinit