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SEC-3086: Override websocket Session object to provide Principal

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Description

zhouyanming (Migrated from SEC-3086) said:

please see JIRA SEC-2180

javax.websocket.Session.getUserPrincipal() should return same principal like UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken with HttpServletRequest.getUserPrincipal(), It works fine with tomcat, but failed with jetty and wildfly.
Jetty's upgrade request doesn't respect filters in web.xml, the instance of HttpServletRequest is original request created by container not wrapped request by spring security filter.
Wildfly and other server should be the same problem with Jetty.

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Start by reviewing the referenced JIRA SEC-2180 and the websocket Session.getUserPrincipal() behavior described here. Compare the reported Tomcat behavior with Jetty and WildFly, and confirm that the websocket session exposes the same principal as HttpServletRequest.getUserPrincipal() without relying on the wrapped request.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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