users@jacc-spec.java.net

Re: Ability to register JACC providers from web modules

From: arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 22:04:54 +0200

Hi

Thanks for starting this discussion. The current way to register a JACC
provider is indeed too difficult . This was discussed a while ago as well,
see
https://java.net/projects/jacc-spec/lists/users/archive/2015-03/message/0

In the current climate, a MR is not the easiest thing, unfortunately. Ron,
what do you think?

Alternatively, JSR 375 could provide a standard compliant JACC provider and
then *demand* Java EE implementations to have this install by default. I
don't know if this is feasible. Again a question to Ron; would you think
this is reasonable or even allowed for a JSR to do?

Kind regards,
Arjan Tijms






On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Guillermo González de Agüero <
z06.guillermo_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I need to register my own JACC provider to change the default security
> behaviour of my application. Problem there's no standard mecanism to
> register a custom provider, and moreover, vendor specific mechanisms are
> incredibly difficult to use[1].
>
> I would like to have an option to register a custom JACC provider from a
> web module, just like we can already register a SAM. This could be a
> workaround for [2] and would facilitate JSR375 Security Spec to provide a
> more integrated solution.
>
> This change should be done in a MR and included in Java EE 8.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Guillermo González de Agüero.
>
> [1]
> http://arjan-tijms.omnifaces.org/2015/01/java-ee-authorization-jacc-revisited.html
> [2] https://java.net/jira/browse/SERVLET_SPEC-157
>