PlugIns.JdbcSlim.UserGuide.JdbcAuthenticator

PlugIns JdbcSlim UserGuide

FitNesse pages can be secured to control access to the Wiki. See Authentication

As Jdbc Slim is used for database testing and most databases have user management
capacities it is straight forward to use the database to authenticate FitNesse users.

To do this follow these steps:

1. Add the jdbc slim jar and the jdbc driver jar to the class path of FitNesse.
2. In the plugins.properties files add the following line

Authenticator =six42.fitnesse.jdbcslim.JdbcAuthenticator

3. Add a file JdbcAuthenticator.properties in the same folder as the plugins.properties
4. The file must contain two lines which define the database driver and the database connection string
No username or password must be specified!
See example below

JDBCDRIVER=org.h2.Driver

DBURL=jdbc:h2:mem:h2db;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1

Important: You should only use this Authenticator when you use SSL connections!

Otherwise your database password is transfered in plain text via the network.