require 'action_controller' # Rails controller that responds to proxy generating ticket callbacks from the CAS server and allows # for retrieval of those PGTs. class CasProxyCallbackController < ActionController::Base # Receives a proxy granting ticket from the CAS server and stores it in the database. # Note that this action should ALWAYS be called via https, otherwise you have a gaping security hole. # In fact, the JA-SIG implementation of the CAS server will refuse to send PGTs to non-https URLs. def receive_pgt #FIXME: these checks don't work because REMOTE_HOST doesn't work consistently under all web servers (for example it doesn't work at all under mongrel) # ... need to find a reliable way to check if the request came through from a reverse HTTPS proxy -- until then I'm disabling this check #render_error "PGTs can be received only via HTTPS or local connections." and return unless # request.ssl? or request.env['REMOTE_HOST'] == "127.0.0.1" pgtIou = params['pgtIou'] # CAS Protocol spec says that the argument should be called 'pgt', but the JA-SIG CAS server seems to use pgtId. # To accomodate this, we check for both parameters, although 'pgt' takes precedence over 'pgtId'. pgtId = params['pgt'] || params['pgtId'] # We need to render a response with HTTP status code 200 when no pgtIou/pgtId is specified because CAS seems first # call the action without any parameters (maybe to check if the server responds correctly) render :text => "Okay, the server is up, but please specify a pgtIou and pgtId." and return unless pgtIou and pgtId # TODO: pstore contents should probably be encrypted... if defined?(RubyCAS::Filter) casclient = RubyCAS::Filter.client else casclient = CASClient::Frameworks::Rails::Filter.client end casclient.ticket_store.save_pgt_iou(pgtIou, pgtId) render :text => "PGT received. Thank you!" and return end private def render_error(msg) # Note that the error messages are mostly just for debugging, since the CAS server never reads them. render :text => msg, :status => 500 end def open_pstore PStore.new("#{::Rails.root}/tmp/cas_pgt.pstore") end end