External Java Authorization Contract for Containers provider settings

 

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Use this page to configure the appserver to use an external Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) provider. For example, the policy class name and the policy configuration factory class name are required by the JACC specification.

Use these settings when you have set up an external security provider that supports the JACC specification to work with the appserver. The configuration process involves installing and configuring the provider server and configuring the client of the provider in the appserver to communicate with the server. If the JACC provider is not enabled, these settings will be ignored.

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Security | Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure | External authorization providers | Related items | External JACC provider

Use the default settings when you use Tivoli Access Manager as the JACC provider. Install and configure the TAM server prior to using it with the appserver. Use the TAM properties link under Additional properties, and configure the TAM client in the appserver to use the TAM server. If you intend to use another provider, modify the settings as appropriate.

Name

Name that is used to identify the external JACC provider.

This field is required.

Data type: String

Description

Provides an optional description for the provider.

Data type: String

Policy class name

Specify a fully qualified class name that represents the javax.security.jacc.policy.provider property as per the JACC specification. The class represents the provider-specific implementation of the java.security.Policy abstract methods.

The class file must reside in the class path of each appserver process. This class is used during authorization decisions. The default class name is for TAM implementation of the policy file.

This field is required. For information on enabling the JACC provider using this field, see the "Enabling the JACC provider for Tivoli Access Manager" article in the information center.

Data type: String
Default: com.tivoli.pd.as.jacc.TAMPolicy

Policy configuration factory class name

Specify a fully qualified class name that represents the javax.security.jacc.PolicyConfigurationFactory.provider property as per the JACC specification. The class represents the provider-specific implementation of the javax.security.jacc.PolicyConfigurationFactory abstract methods.

This class represents the provider-specific implementation of the PolicyConfigurationFactory abstract class. The class file must reside in the class path of each appserver process. This class is used to propagate the security policy information to the JACC provider during the installation of the J2EE application. The default class name is for the TAM implementation of the policy configuration factory class name.

This field is required.

Data type: String
Default: com.tivoli.pd.as.jacc.TAMPolicyConfigurationFactory

Role configuration factory class name

Specify a fully qualified class name that implements the com.ibm.wsspi.security.authorization.RoleConfigurationFactory interface.

The class file must reside in the class path of each appserver process. When you implement this class, the authorization table information in the binding file is propagated to the provider during the installation of the J2EE application. The default class name is for the TAM implementation of the role configuration factory class name.

This field is optional. For information on enabling the JACC provider using this field, see the "Enabling the JACC provider for Tivoli Access Manager" article in the information center.

Data type: String
Default: com.tivoli.pd.as.jacc.TAMRoleConfigurationFactory

Provider initialization class name

Specify a fully qualified class name that implements the com.ibm.wsspi.security.authorization.InitializeJACCProvider interface.

The class file must reside in the class path of each appserver process. When implemented, this class is called at the start and the stop of all the appserver processes. You can use this class for any required initialization that is needed by the provider client code to communicate with the provider server. The properties that are entered in the custom properties link are passed to the provider when the process starts up. The default class name is for the TAM implementation of the provider initialization class name.

This field is optional. For information on enabling the JACC provider using this field, see the "Enabling the JACC provider for Tivoli Access Manager" article in the information center.

Data type: String
Default: com.tivoli.pd.as.jacc.cfg.TAMConfigInitialize

Requires the EJB arguments policy context handler for access decisions

Specify whether the JACC provider requires the EJBArgumentsPolicyContextHandler handler to make access decisions.

Because this option has an impact on performance, do not set it unless it is required by the provider. Normally, this handler is required only when the provider supports instance-based authorization. TAM does not support this option for J2EE applications.

Default: Disabled

Supports dynamic module updates

Specify whether you can apply changes made to security policies of Web modules in a running application, dynamically without affecting the rest of the application.

If this option is enabled, the security policies of the added or modified Web modules are propagated to the JACC provider and only the affected Web modules are started.

If this option is disabled, then the security policies of the entire application are propagated to the JACC provider for any module-level changes. The entire application is restarted for the changes to take effect.

Typically, this option is enabled for an external JACC provider.

Default: Enabled

Custom properties

Properties that are required by the provider.

These properties are propagated to the provider during the startup process when the provider initialization class name is initialized. If the provider does not implement the provider initialization class name as described previously, the properties are not used.

The TAM implementation does not require that you enter any properties in this link.

TAM properties

Specify properties that are required by the TAM implementation.

These properties are used to set up the communication between the appserver and the TAM server. Install and configure the TAM server before entering these properties.




 

Related tasks

Use the default authorization provider
Authorizing access to J2EE resources using Tivoli Access Manager

 

Related Reference

External authorization provider settings

 

Related information

JSR 1.5: Java Authorization Contract for Containers