Using credentials in Portlets and Servlets

How to use DILIGENT credentials in a Portlet / Servlet

Pre-development Actions

Patching GridSphere

In order to use credentials you have first to patch gridSphere so as to enable it to consume DILIGENT Credentials.
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Credentials API

Available Methods

ExtendedGSSCredential getCredentials(PortletSession session)

• You should use this method if you want to retrieve the credential from the portlet.
• This method returns a grid credential that you should pass to DIS or every other service that you want to use.

ExtendedGSSCredential getCredentials(HttpSession session)

• You should use this method if you want to retrieve the credential from the servlet.
• This method returns a grid credential that you should pass to DIS or every other service that you want to use.