Add Support Extracting DN From X500Principal

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/X509Configurer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor;
+import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.X509AuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.X509PrincipalExtractor;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.RequestAttributeSecurityContextRepository;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Adds X509 based pre authentication to an application. Since validating the certificate
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@
  *
  * @author Rob Winch
  * @author Ngoc Nhan
+ * @author Max Batischev
  * @since 3.2
  */
 public final class X509Configurer<H extends HttpSecurityBuilder<H>>
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ public X509Configurer() {
 	 * @return the {@link X509Configurer} for further customizations
 	 */
 	public X509Configurer<H> x509AuthenticationFilter(X509AuthenticationFilter x509AuthenticationFilter) {
+		Assert.notNull(x509AuthenticationFilter, "x509AuthenticationFilter cannot be null");
 		this.x509AuthenticationFilter = x509AuthenticationFilter;
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ public X509Configurer<H> x509AuthenticationFilter(X509AuthenticationFilter x509A
 	 * @return the {@link X509Configurer} to use
 	 */
 	public X509Configurer<H> x509PrincipalExtractor(X509PrincipalExtractor x509PrincipalExtractor) {
+		Assert.notNull(x509PrincipalExtractor, "x509PrincipalExtractor cannot be null");
 		this.x509PrincipalExtractor = x509PrincipalExtractor;
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -124,6 +129,7 @@ public X509Configurer<H> x509PrincipalExtractor(X509PrincipalExtractor x509Princ
 	 */
 	public X509Configurer<H> authenticationDetailsSource(
 			AuthenticationDetailsSource<HttpServletRequest, PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails> authenticationDetailsSource) {
+		Assert.notNull(authenticationDetailsSource, "authenticationDetailsSource cannot be null");
 		this.authenticationDetailsSource = authenticationDetailsSource;
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ public X509Configurer<H> userDetailsService(UserDetailsService userDetailsServic
 	 */
 	public X509Configurer<H> authenticationUserDetailsService(
 			AuthenticationUserDetailsService<PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken> authenticationUserDetailsService) {
+		Assert.notNull(authenticationUserDetailsService, "authenticationUserDetailsService cannot be null");
 		this.authenticationUserDetailsService = authenticationUserDetailsService;
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -161,14 +168,38 @@ public X509Configurer<H> authenticationUserDetailsService(
 	 * @param subjectPrincipalRegex the regex to extract the user principal from the
 	 * certificate (i.e. "CN=(.*?)(?:,|$)").
 	 * @return the {@link X509Configurer} for further customizations
+	 * @deprecated Please use {{@link #extractPrincipalNameFromEmail(boolean)}} instead
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public X509Configurer<H> subjectPrincipalRegex(String subjectPrincipalRegex) {
+		if (this.x509PrincipalExtractor instanceof SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"Cannot use subjectPrincipalRegex and extractPrincipalNameFromEmail together. "
+							+ "Please use one or the other.");
+		}
 		SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor principalExtractor = new SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor();
 		principalExtractor.setSubjectDnRegex(subjectPrincipalRegex);
 		this.x509PrincipalExtractor = principalExtractor;
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If true then DN will be extracted from EMAIlADDRESS, defaults to {@code false}
+	 * @param extractPrincipalNameFromEmail whether to extract DN from EMAIlADDRESS
+	 * @since 7.0
+	 */
+	public X509Configurer<H> extractPrincipalNameFromEmail(boolean extractPrincipalNameFromEmail) {
+		if (this.x509PrincipalExtractor instanceof SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"Cannot use subjectPrincipalRegex and extractPrincipalNameFromEmail together. "
+							+ "Please use one or the other.");
+		}
+		SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor extractor = new SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor();
+		extractor.setExtractPrincipalNameFromEmail(extractPrincipalNameFromEmail);
+		this.x509PrincipalExtractor = extractor;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void init(H http) {
 		PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationProvider authenticationProvider = new PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationProvider();

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/http/AuthenticationConfigBuilder.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.j2ee.J2eeBasedPreAuthenticatedWebAuthenticationDetailsSource;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.j2ee.J2eePreAuthenticatedProcessingFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor;
+import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.X509AuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.ui.DefaultLoginPageGeneratingFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.ui.DefaultLogoutPageGeneratingFilter;
@@ -522,12 +523,25 @@ void createX509Filter(BeanReference authManager,
 			filterBuilder.addPropertyValue("securityContextHolderStrategy",
 					authenticationFilterSecurityContextHolderStrategyRef);
 			String regex = x509Elt.getAttribute("subject-principal-regex");
+			String extractPrincipalNameFromEmail = x509Elt.getAttribute("extract-principal-name-from-email");
+			if (StringUtils.hasText(regex) && StringUtils.hasText(extractPrincipalNameFromEmail)) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException(
+						"Cannot use subjectPrincipalRegex and extractPrincipalNameFromEmail together. "
+								+ "Please use one or the other.");
+			}
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(regex)) {
 				BeanDefinitionBuilder extractor = BeanDefinitionBuilder
 					.rootBeanDefinition(SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor.class);
 				extractor.addPropertyValue("subjectDnRegex", regex);
 				filterBuilder.addPropertyValue("principalExtractor", extractor.getBeanDefinition());
 			}
+			if (StringUtils.hasText(extractPrincipalNameFromEmail)) {
+				BeanDefinitionBuilder extractor = BeanDefinitionBuilder
+					.rootBeanDefinition(SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor.class);
+				extractor.addPropertyValue("extractPrincipalNameFromEmail",
+						Boolean.parseBoolean(extractPrincipalNameFromEmail));
+				filterBuilder.addPropertyValue("principalExtractor", extractor.getBeanDefinition());
+			}
 			injectAuthenticationDetailsSource(x509Elt, filterBuilder);
 			filter = (RootBeanDefinition) filterBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
 			createPrauthEntryPoint(x509Elt);

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/ServerHttpSecurity.java

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.server.resource.web.server.authentication.ServerBearerTokenAuthenticationConverter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.PortMapper;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutHandler;
-import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor;
+import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509.X509PrincipalExtractor;
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.DefaultServerRedirectStrategy;
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.DelegatingServerAuthenticationEntryPoint;
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ public ServerHttpSecurity formLogin(Customizer<FormLoginSpec> formLoginCustomize
 	 *  }
 	 * </pre>
 	 *
-	 * Note that if extractor is not specified, {@link SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor}
-	 * will be used. If authenticationManager is not specified,
+	 * Note that if extractor is not specified, {@link SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor} will
+	 * be used. If authenticationManager is not specified,
 	 * {@link ReactivePreAuthenticatedAuthenticationManager} will be used.
 	 * @return the {@link X509Spec} to customize
 	 * @since 5.2
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ public X509Spec x509() {
 	 *  }
 	 * </pre>
 	 *
-	 * Note that if extractor is not specified, {@link SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor}
-	 * will be used. If authenticationManager is not specified,
+	 * Note that if extractor is not specified, {@link SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor} will
+	 * be used. If authenticationManager is not specified,
 	 * {@link ReactivePreAuthenticatedAuthenticationManager} will be used.
 	 * @param x509Customizer the {@link Customizer} to provide more options for the
 	 * {@link X509Spec}
@@ -4180,7 +4180,7 @@ private X509PrincipalExtractor getPrincipalExtractor() {
 			if (this.principalExtractor != null) {
 				return this.principalExtractor;
 			}
-			return new SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor();
+			return new SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor();
 		}
 
 		private ReactiveAuthenticationManager getAuthenticationManager() {

config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-7.0.rnc

@@ -1050,6 +1050,9 @@ x509.attlist &=
 x509.attlist &=
 	## Reference to an AuthenticationDetailsSource which will be used by the authentication filter
 	attribute authentication-details-source-ref {xsd:token}?
+x509.attlist &=
+	## If true then DN will be extracted from EMAIlADDRESS
+	attribute extract-principal-name-from-email {xsd:token}?
 
 jee =
 	## Adds a J2eePreAuthenticatedProcessingFilter to the filter chain to provide integration with container authentication.

config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-7.0.xsd

@@ -2911,6 +2911,12 @@
                 </xs:documentation>
          </xs:annotation>
       </xs:attribute>
+      <xs:attribute name="extract-principal-name-from-email" type="xs:token">
+         <xs:annotation>
+            <xs:documentation>If true then DN will be extracted from EMAIlADDRESS
+                </xs:documentation>
+         </xs:annotation>
+      </xs:attribute>
   </xs:attributeGroup>
   <xs:element name="jee">
       <xs:annotation>

config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/X509ConfigurerTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ public void x509WhenSubjectPrincipalRegexInLambdaThenUsesRegexToExtractPrincipal
 		// @formatter:on
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void x509WhenExtractPrincipalNameFromEmailIsTrueThenUsesEmailAddressToExtractPrincipal() throws Exception {
+		this.spring.register(EmailPrincipalConfig.class).autowire();
+		X509Certificate certificate = loadCert("max.cer");
+		// @formatter:off
+		this.mvc.perform(get("/").with(x509(certificate)))
+				.andExpect(authenticated().withUsername("[email protected]"));
+		// @formatter:on
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void x509WhenUserDetailsServiceNotConfiguredThenUsesBean() throws Exception {
 		this.spring.register(UserDetailsServiceBeanConfig.class).autowire();
@@ -277,6 +287,33 @@ UserDetailsService userDetailsService() {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	@EnableWebSecurity
+	static class EmailPrincipalConfig {
+
+		@Bean
+		SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+			// @formatter:off
+			http
+					.x509((x509) ->
+							x509.extractPrincipalNameFromEmail(true)
+					);
+			// @formatter:on
+			return http.build();
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		UserDetailsService userDetailsService() {
+			UserDetails user = User.withDefaultPasswordEncoder()
+				.username("[email protected]")
+				.password("password")
+				.roles("USER", "ADMIN")
+				.build();
+			return new InMemoryUserDetailsManager(user);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebSecurity
 	static class UserDetailsServiceBeanConfig {

config/src/test/resources/max.cer

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIICojCCAgugAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADBuMQswCQYDVQQGEwJydTEP
+MA0GA1UECAwGTW9zY293MQ8wDQYDVQQKDAZTcHJpbmcxFjAUBgNVBAMMDU1heCBC
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+MA0GA1UECAwGTW9zY293MQ8wDQYDVQQKDAZTcHJpbmcxFjAUBgNVBAMMDU1heCBC
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+2IRAMTAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQhyQfxL2ZYotcS8AmMJtli2IRAMTAMBgNVHRMEBTAD
+AQH/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAA4GBAIIIJxpsTPtUEnePAqqgVFWDKC2CExhtCBYL
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+tgxTKjvO
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----

docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/appendix/namespace/http.adoc

@@ -2223,6 +2223,9 @@ Defines a regular expression which will be used to extract the username from the
 Allows a specific `UserDetailsService` to be used with X.509 in the case where multiple instances are configured.
 If not set, an attempt will be made to locate a suitable instance automatically and use that.
 
+[[nsa-x509-extract-principal-name-from-email]]
+* **extract-principal-name-from-email**
+If true then DN will be extracted from EMAIlADDRESS.
 
 [[nsa-filter-chain-map]]
 == <filter-chain-map>

web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/x509/SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.security.web.authentication.preauth.x509;
 
+import java.security.Principal;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@
  * "[email protected], CN=..." giving a user name "[email protected]"
  *
  * @author Luke Taylor
+ * @deprecated Please use {@link SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor} instead
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor implements X509PrincipalExtractor, MessageSourceAware {
 
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ public SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor() {
 	@Override
 	public Object extractPrincipal(X509Certificate clientCert) {
 		// String subjectDN = clientCert.getSubjectX500Principal().getName();
+		Principal principal = clientCert.getSubjectDN();
 		String subjectDN = clientCert.getSubjectDN().getName();
 		this.logger.debug(LogMessage.format("Subject DN is '%s'", subjectDN));
 		Matcher matcher = this.subjectDnPattern.matcher(subjectDN);