Authenticating users and obtaining credentials

The Security Verify Access Java-based authentication feature is built around the Java Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS) model. ISAM provides one JAAS LoginModule. We can use the module in two different ways:

• To authenticate a user and obtain the user credentials

• To obtain only the user credentials

• Authenticating with a user name and password
  This section explain how the JAAS LoginModule authenticates with a user name and password.
• Retrieving credentials without authenticating
  To retrieve credentials without authenticating, the calling application can call the JAAS LoginModule with only a principal name specified as a short name or an X.500 distinguished name (DN).
• The login configuration file
  Use the login configuration file to specify whether a user name and password, or only a user name, are required at login.

Parent topic: Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) model