How to configure CAS without LDAP in Liferay? - liferay

I just created a thread in the Liferay forum about my problem, I would appreciate it if you answered here and if possible also there.
I am working with Liferay 6.2.5 CE and this is what I am trying to achieve:
Integrate CAS for SSO
On successful create a Liferay User and
Redirect to default private page or to the requested url
On logout delete the user
Important: Liferay is not going to use any LDAP.
I am stuck in the step two, I am not clear what I need to program or to configure. I found this article that seems to do what I need but it is from 2013 and maybe there is a better way to do it (not modifying directly the server files)
Thank you.

I've had to modify CASFilter too in Liferay 6.2 and I think your only option is to modify server files like the tutorial says. It is not that hard

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