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Solstice-1440
/ Solstice::LoginRealm
Security Advisories (1)
CVE-2026-5085 (2026-04-13)

Solstice::Session versions through 1440 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The _generateSessionID method returns an MD5 digest seeded by the epoch time, a random hash reference, a call to the built-in rand() function and the process id. The same method is used in the _generateID method in Solstice::Subsession, which is part of the same distribution. The epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked in the HTTP Date header. Stringified hash refences will contain predictable content. The built-in rand() function is seeded by 16-bits and is unsuitable for security purposes. The process id comes from a small set of numbers. Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

NAME

Solstice::LoginRealm - Represents a person login realm.

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

This object exists as a superclass for specific person login realm objects

Export

No symbols exported.

Methods

new([\%input])
getSystemDataForLogin($login_name)
getSystemDataForLogins(\@login_names)
setPersonDataOnLogin($person)

If applicable, a login realm can set information, such as system name or email, on login. This is mainly useful for login realms that pull values from ENV.

isValidLogin($login_name)

Returns TRUE by default. This method can be subclassed to provide a set of criteria used to allow logins access to solstice applications.

isValidAccountName($login_name)

Returns TRUE by default. This method can be subclassed if there are login_name patterns that are simply invalid.

getEmailAddress($login_name)

Returns a version of the username as an email address. Must be implemented in a subclass.

getScopedLoginName($login_name)

Returns the login name, scoped to the login realm. Can be subclassed to return something other than the passed $login_name.

isActiveLogin($time)

Decides if the current login is active, based on the time. If this returns FALSE, the user will be forced to reauthenticate. Defaults to never timing out a login.

Private Methods

_initFromHash(\%data)
getRemoteGroupControllerPackage()
_getAccessorDefinition()

AUTHOR

Catalyst Group, <catalyst@u.washington.edu>

VERSION

$ Revision: $

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1998-2007 Office of Learning Technologies, University of Washington

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