Wallet::ACL::Krb5 - Simple wallet ACL verifier for Kerberos principals
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Description
Wallet::ACL::Krb5 is the simplest wallet ACL verifier, used to verify ACL lines of type "krb5". The
value of such an ACL is a simple Kerberos principal in its text display form, and the ACL grants access
to a given principal if and only if the principal exactly matches the ACL.
Diagnostics
malformed krb5 ACL
The ACL parameter to check() was malformed. Currently, this error is only given if ACL is undefined
or the empty string.
no principal specified
The PRINCIPAL parameter to check() was undefined or the empty string.
Methods
new()
Creates a new ACL verifier. For this verifier, there is no setup work.
check(PRINCIPAL, ACL)
Returns true if PRINCIPAL matches ACL, false if not, and undef on an error (see "DIAGNOSTICS" below).
error()
Returns the error if check() returned undef.
Name
Wallet::ACL::Krb5 - Simple wallet ACL verifier for Kerberos principals
See Also
Wallet::ACL(3), Wallet::ACL::Base(3), wallet-backend(8) This module is part of the wallet system. The current version is available from <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/wallet/>.
Synopsis
my $verifier = Wallet::ACL::Krb5->new;
my $status = $verifier->check ($principal, $acl);
if (not defined $status) {
die "Something failed: ", $verifier->error, "\n";
} elsif ($status) {
print "Access granted\n";
} else {
print "Access denied\n";
}
