[SYNCOPE-136] Password required for resource subscription

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.0
• Assignee: Francesco Chicchiriccò
• Reporter: Francesco Chicchiriccò
• Created: 31/Jul/12 13:03
• Updated: 11/Nov/13 16:50
• Resolved: 01/Feb/13 15:25

Description

Currently, cleartext password is always required when subscribing to a new external resource.
However, in some cases (for example when passwords are stored with some symmetric algorithm) this can be avoided.

For example, it could be:

Case 1: 2-way (a.k.a. symmetric) password cipher algorithm is configured in Syncope

Use decrypted password from SyncopeUser to subscribe new resource.

Case 2: 1-way (a.k.a. hash or asymmetric) password cipher algorithm is configured in Syncope and no clear-text password is available (for example, passed via UserMod or provided by a synchronizing resource)

Provide, on a resource-basis, a mean to configure how new password should be generated:

• constant
• random password generation (compliant with resource password policy, if present - see SYNCOPE-121)
• provide custom Java class

Discussion thread: http://syncope-dev.1063484.n5.nabble.com/new-password-issue-td5589622.html

Issue Links

• incorporates: SYNCOPE-266 Password should be provided again at resource subscription time if a "Password" schema mapping for that resource exists
• is blocked by: SYNCOPE-121 Policy-compliant random password generation
• is duplicated by: SYNCOPE-223 Allow new resources subscription without password using AES or other Symmetric Algorithms
• is related to: SYNCOPE-435 Password not mandatory when subscribing external resource