Syncope User Synchronisation with a Database

In a previous post I explained how to setup a datasource for an embedded H2 database and how to use it with the Karaf DB JAAS plugin.

In this post, I'll explain to you how to setup Syncope to synchronize users from that database into syncope. Of course you can also use any other database with a matching JDBC driver.

Karaf JDBC JAAS Module

Karaf relys on JAAS for user authentication. JAAS makes it possible to plugin multiple modules for this purpose. By default Karaf will use the karaf realm with a JAAS module getting its user and role information from a property file: runtime/etc/users.properties

In this blog post I will show you how to use the Karaf JAAS console commands and how to setup a JDBC module to authenticate against a database.