JNDIRealm (Apache Tomcat 9.0.117 API Documentation)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.catalina.realm, class: JNDIRealm

# Class JNDIRealm

java.lang.Object
org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase
org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleMBeanBase
org.apache.catalina.realm.RealmBase
org.apache.catalina.realm.JNDIRealm

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `MBeanRegistration, Contained, JmxEnabled, Lifecycle, Realm`

public class JNDIRealm extends RealmBase

Implementation of Realm that works with a directory server accessed via the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) APIs. The following constraints are imposed on the data structure in the underlying directory server:

- Each user that can be authenticated is represented by an individual element in the top level `DirContext` that is accessed via the `connectionURL` property.
- If a socket connection cannot be made to the `connectURL` an attempt will be made to use the `alternateURL` if it exists.
- Each user element has a distinguished name that can be formed by substituting the presented username into a pattern configured by the `userPattern` property.
- Alternatively, if the `userPattern` property is not specified, a unique element can be located by searching the directory context. In this case:
  - The `userSearch` pattern specifies the search filter after substitution of the username.
  - The `userBase` property can be set to the element that is the base of the subtree containing users. If not specified, the search base is the top-level context.
  - The `userSubtree` property can be set to `true` if you wish to search the entire subtree of the directory context. The default value of `false` requests a search of only the current level.
- The user may be authenticated by binding to the directory with the username and password presented. This method is used when the `userPassword` property is not specified.
- The user may be authenticated by retrieving the value of an attribute from the directory and comparing it explicitly with the value presented by the user. This method is used when the `userPassword` property is specified, in which case:
  - The element for this user must contain an attribute named by the `userPassword` property.
  - The value of the user password attribute is either a cleartext String, or the result of passing a cleartext String through the `RealmBase.digest()` method (using the standard digest support included in `RealmBase`).
  - The user is considered to be authenticated if the presented credentials (after being passed through `RealmBase.digest()`) are equal to the retrieved value for the user password attribute.
- Each group of users that has been assigned a particular role may be represented by an individual element in the top level `DirContext` that is accessed via the `connectionURL` property. This element has the following characteristics:
  - The set of all possible groups of interest can be selected by a search pattern configured by the `roleSearch` property.
  - The `roleSearch` pattern optionally includes pattern replacements "{0}" for the distinguished name, and/or "{1}" for the username, and/or "{2}" the value of an attribute from the user's directory entry (the attribute is specified by the `userRoleAttribute` property), of the authenticated user for which roles will be retrieved.
  - The `roleBase` property can be set to the element that is the base of the search for matching roles. If not specified, the entire context will be searched.
  - The `roleSubtree` property can be set to `true` if you wish to search the entire subtree of the directory context. The default value of `false` requests a search of only the current level.
  - The element includes an attribute (whose name is configured by the `roleName` property) containing the name of the role represented by this element.
- In addition, roles may be represented by the values of an attribute in the user's element whose name is configured by the `userRoleName` property.
- A default role can be assigned to each user that was successfully authenticated by setting the `commonRole` property to the name of this role. The role doesn't have to exist in the directory.
- If the directory server contains nested roles, you can search for them by setting `roleNested` to `true`. The default value is `false`, so role searches will not find nested roles.
- Note that the standard `<security-role-ref>` element in the web application deployment descriptor allows applications to refer to roles programmatically by names other than those used in the directory server itself.

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `protected static class`
  `JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection`
  Class holding the connection to the directory plus the associated non thread safe message formats.
  `protected static class`
  `JNDIRealm.User`
  A protected class representing a User

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class RealmBase

  `RealmBase.AllRolesMode`

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Lifecycle

  `Lifecycle.SingleUse`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected boolean`
  `adCompat`
  Should we ignore PartialResultExceptions when iterating over NamingEnumerations?
  `protected String`
  `alternateURL`
  An alternate URL, to which, we should connect if connectionURL fails.
  `protected String`
  `authentication`
  The type of authentication to use
  `protected String`
  `commonRole`
  Add this role to every authenticated user
  `protected int`
  `connectionAttempt`
  The number of connection attempts.
  `protected String`
  `connectionName`
  The connection username for the server we will contact.
  `protected String`
  `connectionPassword`
  The connection password for the server we will contact.
  `protected SynchronizedStack<JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection>`
  `connectionPool`
  Connection pool.
  `protected int`
  `connectionPoolSize`
  The pool size limit.
  `protected String`
  `connectionTimeout`
  The timeout, in milliseconds, to use when trying to create a connection to the directory.
  `protected String`
  `connectionURL`
  The connection URL for the server we will contact.
  `protected String`
  `contextFactory`
  The JNDI context factory used to acquire our InitialContext.
  `static final String`
  `DEREF_ALIASES`
  Constant that holds the name of the environment property for specifying the manner in which aliases should be dereferenced.
  `protected String`
  `derefAliases`
  How aliases should be dereferenced during search operations.
  `protected String`
  `protocol`
  The protocol that will be used in the communication with the directory server.
  `protected String`
  `readTimeout`
  The timeout, in milliseconds, to use when trying to read from a connection to the directory.
  `protected String`
  `referrals`
  How should we handle referrals?
  `protected String`
  `roleBase`
  The base element for role searches.
  `protected String`
  `roleName`
  The name of the attribute containing roles held elsewhere
  `protected boolean`
  `roleNested`
  Should we look for nested group in order to determine roles?
  `protected String`
  `roleSearch`
  The message format used to select roles for a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the distinguished name of the user goes.
  `protected boolean`
  `roleSearchAsUser`
  When searching for user roles, should the search be performed as the user currently being authenticated?
  `protected boolean`
  `roleSubtree`
  Should we search the entire subtree for matching memberships?
  `protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection`
  `singleConnection`
  Non pooled connection to our directory server.
  `protected final Lock`
  `singleConnectionLock`
  The lock to ensure single connection thread safety.
  `protected long`
  `sizeLimit`
  The sizeLimit (also known as the countLimit) to use when the realm is configured with `userSearch`.
  `protected String`
  `spnegoDelegationQop`
  The QOP that should be used for the connection to the LDAP server after authentication.
  `protected int`
  `timeLimit`
  The timeLimit (in milliseconds) to use when the realm is configured with `userSearch`.
  `protected boolean`
  `useContextClassLoader`
  Whether to use context ClassLoader or default ClassLoader.
  `protected boolean`
  `useDelegatedCredential`
  Should delegated credentials from the SPNEGO authenticator be used if available
  `protected String`
  `userBase`
  The base element for user searches.
  `protected String`
  `userPassword`
  The attribute name used to retrieve the user password.
  `protected String`
  `userPattern`
  The message format used to form the distinguished name of a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the specified username goes.
  `protected String[]`
  `userPatternArray`
  A string of LDAP user patterns or paths, ":"-separated These will be used to form the distinguished name of a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the specified username goes.
  `protected String`
  `userRoleAttribute`
  The name of the attribute inside the users directory entry where the value will be taken to search for roles This attribute is not used during a nested search
  `protected String`
  `userRoleName`
  The name of an attribute in the user's entry containing roles for that user
  `protected String`
  `userSearch`
  The message format used to search for a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the username goes.
  `protected boolean`
  `userSubtree`
  Should we search the entire subtree for matching users?

  ### Fields inherited from class RealmBase

  `allRolesMode, container, containerLog, realmPath, sm, stripRealmForGss, support, USER_ATTRIBUTES_DELIMITER, USER_ATTRIBUTES_WILDCARD, userAttributes, userAttributesList, validate, x509UsernameRetriever, x509UsernameRetrieverClassName`

  ### Fields inherited from class LifecycleMBeanBase

  `mserver`

  ### Fields inherited from interface Lifecycle

  `AFTER_DESTROY_EVENT, AFTER_INIT_EVENT, AFTER_START_EVENT, AFTER_STOP_EVENT, BEFORE_DESTROY_EVENT, BEFORE_INIT_EVENT, BEFORE_START_EVENT, BEFORE_STOP_EVENT, CONFIGURE_START_EVENT, CONFIGURE_STOP_EVENT, PERIODIC_EVENT, START_EVENT, STOP_EVENT`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `JNDIRealm()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(String username)`
  Try to authenticate with the specified username.
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(String username, String credentials)`
  Try to authenticate using the specified username and credentials.
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(String username, String clientDigest, String nonce, String nc, String cnonce, String qop, String realm, String digestA2, String algorithm)`
  Try to authenticate with the specified username, which matches the digest calculated using the given parameters using the method described in RFC 7616.
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(X509Certificate[] certs)`
  Try to authenticate using a chain of `X509Certificate`s.
  `protected Principal`
  `authenticate(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials)`
  Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one; otherwise return `null`.
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(GSSContext gssContext, boolean storeCred)`
  Try to authenticate using a `GSSContext`.
  `Principal`
  `authenticate(GSSName gssName, GSSCredential gssCredential)`
  Try to authenticate using a `GSSName`.
  `protected boolean`
  `bindAsUser(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User user, String credentials)`
  Check credentials by binding to the directory as the user
  `protected boolean`
  `checkCredentials(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User user, String credentials)`
  Check whether the given User can be authenticated with the given credentials.
  `protected void`
  `close(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection)`
  Close any open connection to the directory server for this Realm.
  `protected void`
  `closePooledConnections()`
  Close all pooled connections.
  `protected boolean`
  `compareCredentials(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User info, String credentials)`
  Check whether the credentials presented by the user match those retrieved from the directory.
  `protected static String`
  `convertToHexEscape(String input)`
  `protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection`
  `create()`
  Create a new connection wrapper, along with the message formats.
  `protected String`
  `doAttributeValueEscaping(String input)`
  Implements the necessary escaping to represent an attribute value as a String as per RFC 4514.
  `protected String`
  `doFilterEscaping(String inString)`
  Given an LDAP search string, returns the string with certain characters escaped according to RFC 2254 guidelines.
  `protected String`
  `doRFC2254Encoding(String inString)`
  Deprecated.
  Will be removed in Tomcat 10.1.x onwards
  `protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection`
  `get()`
  Open (if necessary) and return a connection to the configured directory server for this Realm.
  `boolean`
  `getAdCompat()`
  `String`
  `getAlternateURL()`
  Getter for property alternateURL.
  `String`
  `getAuthentication()`
  `String`
  `getCommonRole()`
  `String`
  `getConnectionName()`
  `String`
  `getConnectionPassword()`
  `int`
  `getConnectionPoolSize()`
  `String`
  `getConnectionTimeout()`
  `String`
  `getConnectionURL()`
  `String`
  `getContextFactory()`
  `String`
  `getDerefAliases()`
  `protected Hashtable<String,String>`
  `getDirectoryContextEnvironment()`
  Create our directory context configuration.
  `protected String`
  `getDistinguishedName(DirContext context, String base, SearchResult result)`
  Returns the distinguished name of a search result.
  `boolean`
  `getForceDnHexEscape()`
  `HostnameVerifier`
  `getHostnameVerifier()`
  `String`
  `getHostnameVerifierClassName()`
  `protected String`
  `getPassword(String username)`
  Get the password for the specified user.
  `protected Principal`
  `getPrincipal(String username)`
  Get the principal associated with the specified user.
  `protected Principal`
  `getPrincipal(String username, GSSCredential gssCredential)`
  Get the principal associated with the specified user name.
  `protected Principal`
  `getPrincipal(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, GSSCredential gssCredential)`
  Get the principal associated with the specified username.
  `protected Principal`
  `getPrincipal(GSSName gssName, GSSCredential gssCredential)`
  Get the principal associated with the specified `GSSName`.
  `String`
  `getProtocol()`
  `String`
  `getReadTimeout()`
  `String`
  `getReferrals()`
  `String`
  `getRoleBase()`
  `String`
  `getRoleName()`
  `boolean`
  `getRoleNested()`
  `protected List<String>`
  `getRoles(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, JNDIRealm.User user)`
  Return a List of roles associated with the given User.
  `String`
  `getRoleSearch()`
  `boolean`
  `getRoleSubtree()`
  `long`
  `getSizeLimit()`
  `String`
  `getSpnegoDelegationQop()`
  `int`
  `getTimeLimit()`
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username)`
  Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials)`
  Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials, int curUserPattern)`
  Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
  `String`
  `getUserBase()`
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUserByPattern(DirContext context, String username, String[] attrIds, String dn)`
  Use the distinguished name to locate the directory entry for the user with the specified username and return a User object; otherwise return `null`.
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUserByPattern(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials, String[] attrIds, int curUserPattern)`
  Use the `UserPattern` configuration attribute to locate the directory entry for the user with the specified username and return a User object; otherwise return `null`.
  `protected JNDIRealm.User`
  `getUserBySearch(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String[] attrIds)`
  Search the directory to return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
  `String`
  `getUserPassword()`
  `String`
  `getUserPattern()`
  `String`
  `getUserRoleAttribute()`
  `String`
  `getUserRoleName()`
  `String`
  `getUserSearch()`
  `boolean`
  `getUserSubtree()`
  `boolean`
  `getUseStartTls()`
  `boolean`
  `isAvailable()`
  Return the availability of the realm for authentication.
  `boolean`
  `isRoleSearchAsUser()`
  `boolean`
  `isUseContextClassLoader()`
  Returns whether to use the context or default ClassLoader.
  `boolean`
  `isUseDelegatedCredential()`
  `boolean`
  `isUserSearchAsUser()`
  `protected void`
  `open(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection)`
  Create a new connection to the directory server.
  `protected String[]`
  `parseUserPatternString(String userPatternString)`
  Given a string containing LDAP patterns for user locations (separated by parentheses in a pseudo-LDAP search string format - "(location1)(location2)"), returns an array of those paths.
  `protected void`
  `release(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection)`
  Release our use of this connection so that it can be recycled.
  `void`
  `setAdCompat(boolean adCompat)`
  How do we handle PartialResultExceptions?
  `void`
  `setAlternateURL(String alternateURL)`
  Setter for property alternateURL.
  `void`
  `setAuthentication(String authentication)`
  Set the type of authentication to use.
  `void`
  `setCipherSuites(String suites)`
  Set the allowed cipher suites when opening a connection using StartTLS.
  `void`
  `setCommonRole(String commonRole)`
  Set the common role
  `void`
  `setConnectionName(String connectionName)`
  Set the connection username for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setConnectionPassword(String connectionPassword)`
  Set the connection password for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setConnectionPoolSize(int connectionPoolSize)`
  Set the connection pool size
  `void`
  `setConnectionTimeout(String timeout)`
  Set the connection timeout.
  `void`
  `setConnectionURL(String connectionURL)`
  Set the connection URL for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setContextFactory(String contextFactory)`
  Set the JNDI context factory for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setDerefAliases(String derefAliases)`
  Set the value for derefAliases to be used when searching the directory.
  `void`
  `setForceDnHexEscape(boolean forceDnHexEscape)`
  `void`
  `setHostnameVerifierClassName(String verifierClassName)`
  Set the `HostnameVerifier` to be used when opening connections using StartTLS.
  `void`
  `setProtocol(String protocol)`
  Set the protocol for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setReadTimeout(String timeout)`
  Set the read timeout.
  `void`
  `setReferrals(String referrals)`
  How do we handle JNDI referrals?
  `void`
  `setRoleBase(String roleBase)`
  Set the base element for role searches.
  `void`
  `setRoleName(String roleName)`
  Set the role name attribute name for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setRoleNested(boolean roleNested)`
  Set the "search subtree for roles" flag.
  `void`
  `setRoleSearch(String roleSearch)`
  Set the message format pattern for selecting roles in this Realm.
  `void`
  `setRoleSearchAsUser(boolean roleSearchAsUser)`
  `void`
  `setRoleSubtree(boolean roleSubtree)`
  Set the "search subtree for roles" flag.
  `void`
  `setSizeLimit(long sizeLimit)`
  `void`
  `setSpnegoDelegationQop(String spnegoDelegationQop)`
  `void`
  `setSslProtocol(String protocol)`
  Set the ssl protocol to be used for connections using StartTLS.
  `void`
  `setSslSocketFactoryClassName(String factoryClassName)`
  Set the `SSLSocketFactory` to be used when opening connections using StartTLS.
  `void`
  `setTimeLimit(int timeLimit)`
  `void`
  `setUseContextClassLoader(boolean useContext)`
  Sets whether to use the context or default ClassLoader.
  `void`
  `setUseDelegatedCredential(boolean useDelegatedCredential)`
  `void`
  `setUserBase(String userBase)`
  Set the base element for user searches.
  `void`
  `setUserPassword(String userPassword)`
  Set the password attribute used to retrieve the user password.
  `void`
  `setUserPattern(String userPattern)`
  Set the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm.
  `void`
  `setUserRoleAttribute(String userRoleAttribute)`
  `void`
  `setUserRoleName(String userRoleName)`
  Set the user role name attribute name for this Realm.
  `void`
  `setUserSearch(String userSearch)`
  Set the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm.
  `void`
  `setUserSearchAsUser(boolean userSearchAsUser)`
  `void`
  `setUserSubtree(boolean userSubtree)`
  Set the "search subtree for users" flag.
  `void`
  `setUseStartTls(boolean useStartTls)`
  Flag whether StartTLS should be used when connecting to the ldap server
  `protected void`
  `startInternal()`
  Prepare for the beginning of active use of the public methods of this component and implement the requirements of `LifecycleBase.startInternal()`.
  `protected void`
  `stopInternal()`
  Gracefully terminate the active use of the public methods of this component and implement the requirements of `LifecycleBase.stopInternal()`.

  ### Methods inherited from class RealmBase

  `addPropertyChangeListener, authenticate, backgroundProcess, findSecurityConstraints, getAllRolesMode, getContainer, getCredentialHandler, getDigest, getDigest, getDomainInternal, getObjectNameKeyProperties, getPrincipal, getPrincipal, getRealmPath, getRealmSuffix, getRoles, getServer, getTransportGuaranteeRedirectStatus, getUserAttributes, getValidate, getX509UsernameRetrieverClassName, hasMessageDigest, hasResourcePermission, hasRole, hasRoleInternal, hasUserDataPermission, initInternal, isStripRealmForGss, main, parseUserAttributes, removePropertyChangeListener, setAllRolesMode, setContainer, setCredentialHandler, setRealmPath, setStripRealmForGss, setTransportGuaranteeRedirectStatus, setUserAttributes, setValidate, setX509UsernameRetrieverClassName, toString`

  ### Methods inherited from class LifecycleMBeanBase

  `destroyInternal, getDomain, getObjectName, postDeregister, postRegister, preDeregister, preRegister, register, setDomain, unregister, unregister`

  ### Methods inherited from class LifecycleBase

  `addLifecycleListener, destroy, findLifecycleListeners, fireLifecycleEvent, getState, getStateName, getThrowOnFailure, init, removeLifecycleListener, setState, setState, setThrowOnFailure, start, stop`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Field Details

  - ### DEREF_ALIASES

    public static final String DEREF_ALIASES
    Constant that holds the name of the environment property for specifying the manner in which aliases should be dereferenced.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### authentication

    protected String authentication
    The type of authentication to use

  - ### connectionName

    protected String connectionName
    The connection username for the server we will contact.

  - ### connectionPassword

    protected String connectionPassword
    The connection password for the server we will contact.

  - ### connectionURL

    protected String connectionURL
    The connection URL for the server we will contact.

  - ### contextFactory

    protected String contextFactory
    The JNDI context factory used to acquire our InitialContext. By default, assumes use of an LDAP server using the standard JNDI LDAP provider.

  - ### derefAliases

    protected String derefAliases
    How aliases should be dereferenced during search operations.

  - ### protocol

    protected String protocol
    The protocol that will be used in the communication with the directory server.

  - ### adCompat

    protected boolean adCompat
    Should we ignore PartialResultExceptions when iterating over NamingEnumerations? Microsoft Active Directory often returns referrals, which lead to PartialResultExceptions. Unfortunately there's no stable way to detect, if the Exceptions really come from an AD referral. Set to true to ignore PartialResultExceptions.

  - ### referrals

    protected String referrals
    How should we handle referrals? Microsoft Active Directory often returns referrals. If you need to follow them set referrals to "follow". Caution: if your DNS is not part of AD, the LDAP client lib might try to resolve your domain name in DNS to find another LDAP server.

  - ### userBase

    protected String userBase
    The base element for user searches.

  - ### userSearch

    protected String userSearch
    The message format used to search for a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the username goes.

  - ### userSubtree

    protected boolean userSubtree
    Should we search the entire subtree for matching users?

  - ### userPassword

    protected String userPassword
    The attribute name used to retrieve the user password.

  - ### userRoleAttribute

    protected String userRoleAttribute
    The name of the attribute inside the users directory entry where the value will be taken to search for roles This attribute is not used during a nested search

  - ### userPatternArray

    protected String[] userPatternArray
    A string of LDAP user patterns or paths, ":"-separated These will be used to form the distinguished name of a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the specified username goes. This is similar to userPattern, but allows for multiple searches for a user.

  - ### userPattern

    protected String userPattern
    The message format used to form the distinguished name of a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the specified username goes.

  - ### roleBase

    protected String roleBase
    The base element for role searches.

  - ### userRoleName

    protected String userRoleName
    The name of an attribute in the user's entry containing roles for that user

  - ### roleName

    protected String roleName
    The name of the attribute containing roles held elsewhere

  - ### roleSearch

    protected String roleSearch
    The message format used to select roles for a user, with "{0}" marking the spot where the distinguished name of the user goes. The "{1}" and "{2}" are described in the Configuration Reference.

  - ### roleSubtree

    protected boolean roleSubtree
    Should we search the entire subtree for matching memberships?

  - ### roleNested

    protected boolean roleNested
    Should we look for nested group in order to determine roles?

  - ### roleSearchAsUser

    protected boolean roleSearchAsUser
    When searching for user roles, should the search be performed as the user currently being authenticated? If false, `connectionName` and `connectionPassword` will be used if specified, else an anonymous connection will be used.

  - ### alternateURL

    protected String alternateURL
    An alternate URL, to which, we should connect if connectionURL fails.

  - ### connectionAttempt

    protected int connectionAttempt
    The number of connection attempts. If greater than zero we use the alternate url.

  - ### commonRole

    protected String commonRole
    Add this role to every authenticated user

  - ### connectionTimeout

    protected String connectionTimeout
    The timeout, in milliseconds, to use when trying to create a connection to the directory. The default is 5000 (5 seconds).

  - ### readTimeout

    protected String readTimeout
    The timeout, in milliseconds, to use when trying to read from a connection to the directory. The default is 5000 (5 seconds).

  - ### sizeLimit

    protected long sizeLimit
    The sizeLimit (also known as the countLimit) to use when the realm is configured with `userSearch`. Zero for no limit.

  - ### timeLimit

    protected int timeLimit
    The timeLimit (in milliseconds) to use when the realm is configured with `userSearch`. Zero for no limit.

  - ### useDelegatedCredential

    protected boolean useDelegatedCredential
    Should delegated credentials from the SPNEGO authenticator be used if available

  - ### spnegoDelegationQop

    protected String spnegoDelegationQop
    The QOP that should be used for the connection to the LDAP server after authentication. This value is used to set the `javax.security.sasl.qop` environment property for the LDAP connection.

  - ### singleConnection

    protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection singleConnection
    Non pooled connection to our directory server.

  - ### singleConnectionLock

    protected final Lock singleConnectionLock
    The lock to ensure single connection thread safety.

  - ### connectionPool

    protected SynchronizedStack<JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection> connectionPool
    Connection pool.

  - ### connectionPoolSize

    protected int connectionPoolSize
    The pool size limit. If 1, pooling is not used.

  - ### useContextClassLoader

    protected boolean useContextClassLoader
    Whether to use context ClassLoader or default ClassLoader. True means use context ClassLoader, and True is the default value.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### JNDIRealm

    public JNDIRealm()

- ## Method Details

  - ### getForceDnHexEscape

    public boolean getForceDnHexEscape()

  - ### setForceDnHexEscape

    public void setForceDnHexEscape(boolean forceDnHexEscape)

  - ### getAuthentication

    public String getAuthentication()
    Returns:
      the type of authentication to use.

  - ### setAuthentication

    public void setAuthentication(String authentication)
    Set the type of authentication to use.
    Parameters:
      `authentication` - The authentication

  - ### getConnectionName

    public String getConnectionName()
    Returns:
      the connection username for this Realm.

  - ### setConnectionName

    public void setConnectionName(String connectionName)
    Set the connection username for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `connectionName` - The new connection username

  - ### getConnectionPassword

    public String getConnectionPassword()
    Returns:
      the connection password for this Realm.

  - ### setConnectionPassword

    public void setConnectionPassword(String connectionPassword)
    Set the connection password for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `connectionPassword` - The new connection password

  - ### getConnectionURL

    public String getConnectionURL()
    Returns:
      the connection URL for this Realm.

  - ### setConnectionURL

    public void setConnectionURL(String connectionURL)
    Set the connection URL for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `connectionURL` - The new connection URL

  - ### getContextFactory

    public String getContextFactory()
    Returns:
      the JNDI context factory for this Realm.

  - ### setContextFactory

    public void setContextFactory(String contextFactory)
    Set the JNDI context factory for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `contextFactory` - The new context factory

  - ### getDerefAliases

    public String getDerefAliases()
    Returns:
      the derefAliases setting to be used.

  - ### setDerefAliases

    public void setDerefAliases(String derefAliases)
    Set the value for derefAliases to be used when searching the directory.
    Parameters:
      `derefAliases` - New value of property derefAliases.

  - ### getProtocol

    public String getProtocol()
    Returns:
      the protocol to be used.

  - ### setProtocol

    public void setProtocol(String protocol)
    Set the protocol for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `protocol` - The new protocol.

  - ### getAdCompat

    public boolean getAdCompat()
    Returns:
      the current settings for handling PartialResultExceptions

  - ### setAdCompat

    public void setAdCompat(boolean adCompat)
    How do we handle PartialResultExceptions? True: ignore all PartialResultExceptions.
    Parameters:
      `adCompat` - `true` to ignore partial results

  - ### getReferrals

    public String getReferrals()
    Returns:
      the current settings for handling JNDI referrals.

  - ### setReferrals

    public void setReferrals(String referrals)
    How do we handle JNDI referrals? ignore, follow, or throw (see javax.naming.Context.REFERRAL for more information).
    Parameters:
      `referrals` - The referral handling

  - ### getUserBase

    public String getUserBase()
    Returns:
      the base element for user searches.

  - ### setUserBase

    public void setUserBase(String userBase)
    Set the base element for user searches.
    Parameters:
      `userBase` - The new base element

  - ### getUserSearch

    public String getUserSearch()
    Returns:
      the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm.

  - ### setUserSearch

    public void setUserSearch(String userSearch)
    Set the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `userSearch` - The new user search pattern

  - ### isUserSearchAsUser

    public boolean isUserSearchAsUser()

  - ### setUserSearchAsUser

    public void setUserSearchAsUser(boolean userSearchAsUser)

  - ### getUserSubtree

    public boolean getUserSubtree()
    Returns:
      the "search subtree for users" flag.

  - ### setUserSubtree

    public void setUserSubtree(boolean userSubtree)
    Set the "search subtree for users" flag.
    Parameters:
      `userSubtree` - The new search flag

  - ### getUserRoleName

    public String getUserRoleName()
    Returns:
      the user role name attribute name for this Realm.

  - ### setUserRoleName

    public void setUserRoleName(String userRoleName)
    Set the user role name attribute name for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `userRoleName` - The new userRole name attribute name

  - ### getRoleBase

    public String getRoleBase()
    Returns:
      the base element for role searches.

  - ### setRoleBase

    public void setRoleBase(String roleBase)
    Set the base element for role searches.
    Parameters:
      `roleBase` - The new base element

  - ### getRoleName

    public String getRoleName()
    Returns:
      the role name attribute name for this Realm.

  - ### setRoleName

    public void setRoleName(String roleName)
    Set the role name attribute name for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `roleName` - The new role name attribute name

  - ### getRoleSearch

    public String getRoleSearch()
    Returns:
      the message format pattern for selecting roles in this Realm.

  - ### setRoleSearch

    public void setRoleSearch(String roleSearch)
    Set the message format pattern for selecting roles in this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `roleSearch` - The new role search pattern

  - ### isRoleSearchAsUser

    public boolean isRoleSearchAsUser()

  - ### setRoleSearchAsUser

    public void setRoleSearchAsUser(boolean roleSearchAsUser)

  - ### getRoleSubtree

    public boolean getRoleSubtree()
    Returns:
      the "search subtree for roles" flag.

  - ### setRoleSubtree

    public void setRoleSubtree(boolean roleSubtree)
    Set the "search subtree for roles" flag.
    Parameters:
      `roleSubtree` - The new search flag

  - ### getRoleNested

    public boolean getRoleNested()
    Returns:
      the "The nested group search flag" flag.

  - ### setRoleNested

    public void setRoleNested(boolean roleNested)
    Set the "search subtree for roles" flag.
    Parameters:
      `roleNested` - The nested group search flag

  - ### getUserPassword

    public String getUserPassword()
    Returns:
      the password attribute used to retrieve the user password.

  - ### setUserPassword

    public void setUserPassword(String userPassword)
    Set the password attribute used to retrieve the user password.
    Parameters:
      `userPassword` - The new password attribute

  - ### getUserRoleAttribute

    public String getUserRoleAttribute()

  - ### setUserRoleAttribute

    public void setUserRoleAttribute(String userRoleAttribute)

  - ### getUserPattern

    public String getUserPattern()
    Returns:
      the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm.

  - ### setUserPattern

    public void setUserPattern(String userPattern)
    Set the message format pattern for selecting users in this Realm. This may be one simple pattern, or multiple patterns to be tried, separated by parentheses. (for example, either "cn={0}", or "(cn={0})(cn={0},o=myorg)" Full LDAP search strings are also supported, but only the "OR", "|" syntax, so "(|(cn={0})(cn={0},o=myorg))" is also valid. Complex search strings with &, etc are NOT supported.
    Parameters:
      `userPattern` - The new user pattern

  - ### getAlternateURL

    public String getAlternateURL()
    Getter for property alternateURL.
    Returns:
      Value of property alternateURL.

  - ### setAlternateURL

    public void setAlternateURL(String alternateURL)
    Setter for property alternateURL.
    Parameters:
      `alternateURL` - New value of property alternateURL.

  - ### getCommonRole

    public String getCommonRole()
    Returns:
      the common role

  - ### setCommonRole

    public void setCommonRole(String commonRole)
    Set the common role
    Parameters:
      `commonRole` - The common role

  - ### getConnectionTimeout

    public String getConnectionTimeout()
    Returns:
      the connection timeout.

  - ### setConnectionTimeout

    public void setConnectionTimeout(String timeout)
    Set the connection timeout.
    Parameters:
      `timeout` - The new connection timeout

  - ### getReadTimeout

    public String getReadTimeout()
    Returns:
      the read timeout.

  - ### setReadTimeout

    public void setReadTimeout(String timeout)
    Set the read timeout.
    Parameters:
      `timeout` - The new read timeout

  - ### getSizeLimit

    public long getSizeLimit()

  - ### setSizeLimit

    public void setSizeLimit(long sizeLimit)

  - ### getTimeLimit

    public int getTimeLimit()

  - ### setTimeLimit

    public void setTimeLimit(int timeLimit)

  - ### isUseDelegatedCredential

    public boolean isUseDelegatedCredential()

  - ### setUseDelegatedCredential

    public void setUseDelegatedCredential(boolean useDelegatedCredential)

  - ### getSpnegoDelegationQop

    public String getSpnegoDelegationQop()

  - ### setSpnegoDelegationQop

    public void setSpnegoDelegationQop(String spnegoDelegationQop)

  - ### getUseStartTls

    public boolean getUseStartTls()
    Returns:
      flag whether to use StartTLS for connections to the ldap server

  - ### setUseStartTls

    public void setUseStartTls(boolean useStartTls)
    Flag whether StartTLS should be used when connecting to the ldap server
    Parameters:
      `useStartTls` - `true` when StartTLS should be used. Default is `false`.

  - ### setCipherSuites

    public void setCipherSuites(String suites)
    Set the allowed cipher suites when opening a connection using StartTLS. The cipher suites are expected as a comma separated list.
    Parameters:
      `suites` - comma separated list of allowed cipher suites

  - ### getConnectionPoolSize

    public int getConnectionPoolSize()
    Returns:
      the connection pool size, or the default value 1 if pooling is disabled

  - ### setConnectionPoolSize

    public void setConnectionPoolSize(int connectionPoolSize)
    Set the connection pool size
    Parameters:
      `connectionPoolSize` - the new pool size

  - ### getHostnameVerifierClassName

    public String getHostnameVerifierClassName()
    Returns:
      name of the `HostnameVerifier` class used for connections using StartTLS, or the empty string, if the default verifier should be used.

  - ### setHostnameVerifierClassName

    public void setHostnameVerifierClassName(String verifierClassName)
    Set the `HostnameVerifier` to be used when opening connections using StartTLS. An instance of the given class name will be constructed using the default constructor.
    Parameters:
      `verifierClassName` - class name of the `HostnameVerifier` to be constructed

  - ### getHostnameVerifier

    public HostnameVerifier getHostnameVerifier()
    Returns:
      the `HostnameVerifier` to use for peer certificate verification when opening connections using StartTLS.

  - ### setSslSocketFactoryClassName

    public void setSslSocketFactoryClassName(String factoryClassName)
    Set the `SSLSocketFactory` to be used when opening connections using StartTLS. An instance of the factory with the given name will be created using the default constructor. The SSLSocketFactory can also be set using `setSslProtocol(String)`.
    Parameters:
      `factoryClassName` - class name of the factory to be constructed

  - ### setSslProtocol

    public void setSslProtocol(String protocol)
    Set the ssl protocol to be used for connections using StartTLS.
    Parameters:
      `protocol` - one of the allowed ssl protocol names

  - ### setUseContextClassLoader

    public void setUseContextClassLoader(boolean useContext)
    Sets whether to use the context or default ClassLoader. True means use context ClassLoader.
    Parameters:
      `useContext` - True means use context ClassLoader

  - ### isUseContextClassLoader

    public boolean isUseContextClassLoader()
    Returns whether to use the context or default ClassLoader. True means to use the context ClassLoader.
    Returns:
      The value of useContextClassLoader

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(String username, String credentials)
    Try to authenticate using the specified username and credentials.

    If there are any errors with the JNDI connection, executing the query or anything we return null (don't authenticate). This event is also logged, and the connection will be closed so that a subsequent request will automatically re-open it.

    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - Username of the Principal to look up
      `credentials` - Password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none

  - ### authenticate

    protected Principal authenticate(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials) throws NamingException
    Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - Username of the Principal to look up
      `credentials` - Password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none.
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(String username)
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Try to authenticate with the specified username.
    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - Username of the Principal to look up
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if none is associated.

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(String username, String clientDigest, String nonce, String nc, String cnonce, String qop, String realm, String digestA2, String algorithm)
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Try to authenticate with the specified username, which matches the digest calculated using the given parameters using the method described in RFC 7616.

    The default implementation calls `Realm.authenticate(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String)` for backwards compatibility which effectively forces the use of MD5 regardless of the algorithm specified in the call to this method.

    Implementations are expected to override the default implementation and take account of the algorithm parameter.

    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - Username of the Principal to look up
      `clientDigest` - Digest which has been submitted by the client
      `nonce` - Unique (or supposedly unique) token which has been used for this request
      `nc` - the nonce counter
      `cnonce` - the client chosen nonce
      `qop` - the "quality of protection" (`nc` and `cnonce` will only be used, if `qop` is not `null`).
      `realm` - Realm name
      `digestA2` - Second digest calculated as digest(Method + ":" + uri)
      `algorithm` - The message digest algorithm to use
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none.

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(X509Certificate[] certs)
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Try to authenticate using a chain of `X509Certificate`s.
    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `certs` - Array of client certificates, with the first one in the array being the certificate of the client itself.
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(GSSContext gssContext, boolean storeCred)
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Try to authenticate using a `GSSContext`.
    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `gssContext` - The gssContext processed by the `Authenticator`.
      `storeCred` - Should the realm attempt to store the delegated credentials in the returned Principal?
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none

  - ### authenticate

    public Principal authenticate(GSSName gssName, GSSCredential gssCredential)
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Try to authenticate using a `GSSName`. Note that this default method will be turned into an abstract one in Tomcat 10.
    Specified by:
      `authenticate` in interface `Realm`
    Overrides:
      `authenticate` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `gssName` - The `GSSName` of the principal to look up
      `gssCredential` - The `GSSCredential` of the principal, may be `null`
    Returns:
      the associated principal, or `null` if there is none

  - ### getUser

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username) throws NamingException
    Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - Username to be looked up
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs
    See Also:
      - `getUser(JNDIConnection, String, String, int)`

  - ### getUser

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials) throws NamingException
    Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - Username to be looked up
      `credentials` - User credentials (optional)
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs
    See Also:
      - `getUser(JNDIConnection, String, String, int)`

  - ### getUser

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUser(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials, int curUserPattern) throws NamingException
    Return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`. If the `userPassword` configuration attribute is specified, the value of that attribute is retrieved from the user's directory entry. If the `userRoleName` configuration attribute is specified, all values of that attribute are retrieved from the directory entry.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - Username to be looked up
      `credentials` - User credentials (optional)
      `curUserPattern` - Index into userPatternFormatArray
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### getUserByPattern

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUserByPattern(DirContext context, String username, String[] attrIds, String dn) throws NamingException
    Use the distinguished name to locate the directory entry for the user with the specified username and return a User object; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `context` - The directory context
      `username` - The username
      `attrIds` - String[]containing names of attributes to
      `dn` - Distinguished name of the user retrieve.
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### getUserByPattern

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUserByPattern(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String credentials, String[] attrIds, int curUserPattern) throws NamingException
    Use the `UserPattern` configuration attribute to locate the directory entry for the user with the specified username and return a User object; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - The username
      `credentials` - User credentials (optional)
      `attrIds` - String[]containing names of attributes to
      `curUserPattern` - Index into userPatternFormatArray
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs
    See Also:
      - `getUserByPattern(DirContext, String, String[], String)`

  - ### getUserBySearch

    protected JNDIRealm.User getUserBySearch(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, String[] attrIds) throws NamingException
    Search the directory to return a User object containing information about the user with the specified username, if found in the directory; otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - The username
      `attrIds` - String[]containing names of attributes to retrieve.
    Returns:
      the User object
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### checkCredentials

    protected boolean checkCredentials(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User user, String credentials) throws NamingException
    Check whether the given User can be authenticated with the given credentials. If the `userPassword` configuration attribute is specified, the credentials previously retrieved from the directory are compared explicitly with those presented by the user. Otherwise, the presented credentials are checked by binding to the directory as the user.
    Parameters:
      `context` - The directory context
      `user` - The User to be authenticated
      `credentials` - The credentials presented by the user
    Returns:
      `true` if the credentials are validated
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### compareCredentials

    protected boolean compareCredentials(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User info, String credentials) throws NamingException
    Check whether the credentials presented by the user match those retrieved from the directory.
    Parameters:
      `context` - The directory context
      `info` - The User to be authenticated
      `credentials` - Authentication credentials
    Returns:
      `true` if the credentials are validated
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### bindAsUser

    protected boolean bindAsUser(DirContext context, JNDIRealm.User user, String credentials) throws NamingException
    Check credentials by binding to the directory as the user
    Parameters:
      `context` - The directory context
      `user` - The User to be authenticated
      `credentials` - Authentication credentials
    Returns:
      `true` if the credentials are validated
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### getRoles

    protected List<String> getRoles(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, JNDIRealm.User user) throws NamingException
    Return a List of roles associated with the given User. Any roles present in the user's directory entry are supplemented by a directory search. If no roles are associated with this user, a zero-length List is returned.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context we are searching
      `user` - The User to be checked
    Returns:
      the list of role names
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### close

    protected void close(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection)
    Close any open connection to the directory server for this Realm.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context to be closed

  - ### closePooledConnections

    protected void closePooledConnections()
    Close all pooled connections.

  - ### getPassword

    protected String getPassword(String username)
    Description copied from class: `RealmBase`
    Get the password for the specified user.
    Specified by:
      `getPassword` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - The username
    Returns:
      the password associated with the given principal's username.

  - ### getPrincipal

    protected Principal getPrincipal(String username)
    Description copied from class: `RealmBase`
    Get the principal associated with the specified user.
    Specified by:
      `getPrincipal` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - The username
    Returns:
      the Principal associated with the given username.

  - ### getPrincipal

    protected Principal getPrincipal(GSSName gssName, GSSCredential gssCredential)
    Description copied from class: `RealmBase`
    Get the principal associated with the specified `GSSName`.
    Overrides:
      `getPrincipal` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `gssName` - The GSS name
      `gssCredential` - the GSS credential of the principal
    Returns:
      the principal associated with the given username.

  - ### getPrincipal

    protected Principal getPrincipal(String username, GSSCredential gssCredential)
    Description copied from class: `RealmBase`
    Get the principal associated with the specified user name.
    Overrides:
      `getPrincipal` in class `RealmBase`
    Parameters:
      `username` - The user name
      `gssCredential` - the GSS credential of the principal
    Returns:
      the principal associated with the given user name.

  - ### getPrincipal

    protected Principal getPrincipal(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection, String username, GSSCredential gssCredential) throws NamingException
    Get the principal associated with the specified username.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context
      `username` - The username
      `gssCredential` - The credentials
    Returns:
      the Principal associated with the given certificate.
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### get

    protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection get() throws NamingException
    Open (if necessary) and return a connection to the configured directory server for this Realm.
    Returns:
      the connection
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### release

    protected void release(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection)
    Release our use of this connection so that it can be recycled.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory context to release

  - ### create

    protected JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection create()
    Create a new connection wrapper, along with the message formats.
    Returns:
      the new connection

  - ### open

    protected void open(JNDIRealm.JNDIConnection connection) throws NamingException
    Create a new connection to the directory server.
    Parameters:
      `connection` - The directory server connection wrapper
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### isAvailable

    public boolean isAvailable()
    Description copied from interface: `Realm`
    Return the availability of the realm for authentication.
    Returns:
      `true` if the realm is able to perform authentication

  - ### getDirectoryContextEnvironment

    protected Hashtable<String,String> getDirectoryContextEnvironment()
    Create our directory context configuration.
    Returns:
      java.util.Hashtable the configuration for the directory context.

  - ### startInternal

    protected void startInternal() throws LifecycleException
    Prepare for the beginning of active use of the public methods of this component and implement the requirements of `LifecycleBase.startInternal()`.
    Overrides:
      `startInternal` in class `RealmBase`
    Throws:
      `LifecycleException` - if this component detects a fatal error that prevents this component from being used

  - ### stopInternal

    protected void stopInternal() throws LifecycleException
    Gracefully terminate the active use of the public methods of this component and implement the requirements of `LifecycleBase.stopInternal()`.
    Overrides:
      `stopInternal` in class `RealmBase`
    Throws:
      `LifecycleException` - if this component detects a fatal error that needs to be reported

  - ### parseUserPatternString

    protected String[] parseUserPatternString(String userPatternString)
    Given a string containing LDAP patterns for user locations (separated by parentheses in a pseudo-LDAP search string format - "(location1)(location2)"), returns an array of those paths. Real LDAP search strings are supported as well (though only the "|" "OR" type).
    Parameters:
      `userPatternString` - - a string LDAP search paths surrounded by parentheses
    Returns:
      a parsed string array

  - ### doRFC2254Encoding

    @Deprecated protected String doRFC2254Encoding(String inString)
    Deprecated.
    Will be removed in Tomcat 10.1.x onwards
    Given an LDAP search string, returns the string with certain characters escaped according to RFC 2254 guidelines. The character mapping is as follows: char -> Replacement --------------------------- * -> \2a ( -> \28 ) -> \29 \ -> \5c \0 -> \00
    Parameters:
      `inString` - string to escape according to RFC 2254 guidelines
    Returns:
      String the escaped/encoded result

  - ### doFilterEscaping

    protected String doFilterEscaping(String inString)
    Given an LDAP search string, returns the string with certain characters escaped according to RFC 2254 guidelines. The character mapping is as follows: char -> Replacement --------------------------- * -> \2a ( -> \28 ) -> \29 \ -> \5c \0 -> \00
    Parameters:
      `inString` - string to escape according to RFC 2254 guidelines
    Returns:
      String the escaped/encoded result

  - ### getDistinguishedName

    protected String getDistinguishedName(DirContext context, String base, SearchResult result) throws NamingException
    Returns the distinguished name of a search result.
    Parameters:
      `context` - Our DirContext
      `base` - The base DN
      `result` - The search result
    Returns:
      String containing the distinguished name
    Throws:
      `NamingException` - if a directory server error occurs

  - ### doAttributeValueEscaping

    protected String doAttributeValueEscaping(String input)
    Implements the necessary escaping to represent an attribute value as a String as per RFC 4514.
    Parameters:
      `input` - The original attribute value
    Returns:
      The string representation of the attribute value

  - ### convertToHexEscape

    protected static String convertToHexEscape(String input)