JAAS authentication entries in the deployment descriptor

 

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WebSphere V6 and Rational Application Developer support extended deployment descriptors. In the extended deployment descriptor, we can configure components that you would configure during deployment time, for example:

• JDBC Provider, Data source
• Classloader mode
• Substitution variables
• Shared library
• Virtual hosts
• Authentication

Under Authentication, we can define JAAS authentication entries that we can use for the data source defined in the extended deployment descriptor as well.

To define JAAS authentication entries...

1. Open the Deployment Descriptor for your enterprise application.

2. Select the Deployment tab.

3. Open the Authentication area in the view.

   

4. Click Add next to the Authentication area; a new window appears.

   

5. Fill out the form as needed, then click OK.

   The JAAS configuration you specify here is actually stored in the security.xml file under the directory structure ibmconfig/cells/defaultCell under the META-INF directory of the enterprise application.

 

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