Hi Arjan,
My vote is for "Authentication Mechanism".
Thanks,
Alex
On 5/20/15 11:13 AM, arjan tijms wrote:
> p.s.
>
> I just noticed that the Servlet spec is in fact using both terms as well.
>
> This is most evident in (emphasis mine)
>
> 13.6:
>
> Authentication
>
> A web client can authenticate a user to a web server using one of the
> following
> *mechanisms*:
>
> * HTTP Basic Authentication
> * HTTP Digest Authentication
> * HTTPS Client Authentication
> * Form Based Authentication
>
>
> 13.6.5:
>
> Additional Container Authentication *Mechanisms*
>
> Servlet containers should provide public interfaces that may be used
> to integrate and
> configure additional HTTP message layer *authentication mechanisms*
> for use by the
> container on behalf of deployed applications.
>
> And in 14.4:
>
> The login-config is used to configure the *authentication method* that
> should
> be used, the realm name that should be used for this application, and the
> attributes that are needed by the form login *mechanism*. The
> sub-element auth-
> method configures the *authentication mechanism* for the Web application.
>
> In fact, despite the web.xml element being called "auth-method", the
> spec actually seems to have more references to "authentication
> mechanism" than it has to "authentication method" or "auth-method"
> (although search in PDF is not 100% accurate).
>
> Maybe it's an issue that should be raised with the Servlet spec as well.
>
> Kind regards,
> Arjan Tijms
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Ajay Reddy <areddy_at_us.ibm.com
> <mailto:areddy_at_us.ibm.com>> wrote:
>
> I use both these terms when discussing authentication, but I think
> I use Method more than Mechanism :-) - so my vote is for
> Authentication Method.
>
>
> Regards,
> Ajay Reddy
>
>
>
>
> Inactive hide details for Werner Keil ---05/20/2015 07:24:01
> AM---Actually if there are more out of the 14 eligable who might
> sWerner Keil ---05/20/2015 07:24:01 AM---Actually if there are
> more out of the 14 eligable who might still cast their vote now,
> could I pleas
>
> From: Werner Keil <werner.keil_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:werner.keil_at_gmail.com>>
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> Date: 05/20/2015 07:24 AM
> Subject: [javaee-security-spec users] [jsr375-experts] Re:
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>
>
> Actually if there are more out of the 14 eligable who might still
> cast their vote now, could I please
> -1 "authentication mechanism"? to give "authentication method" a
> fair chance?;-)
> It was my 2nd choice anyway.
>
> Thanks,
> Werner
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:19 PM, arjan tijms
> <_arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com_ <mailto:arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Ivar Grimstad wrote:
> I think I will go for auth-method for the same reasons as
> Adam mentioned, but authentication method sounds just as
> fine.
> Great, that now gives us:
>
> Terms so far:
>
> * auth-method
> * authentication method (Resin term 1)
> * authentication mechanism (Undertow)
> * authenticator (Tomcat)
> * login manager (Resin term 2)
> * login (Resin term 3)
>
> 7 out of 14 voted:
>
> Arjan Tijms - authentication mechanism
> Adam: auth-method (because in web.xml + servlet)
> Darran Lofthouse - authentication mechanism
> Pedro Igor - authentication mechanism
> Rudy De Busscher - authentication mechanism (slightly favored) /
> authentication method
> Werner Keil - authentication mechanism /
> authentication method (slightly favored)
> Ivar Grimstad - auth-method / authentication method
>
>
> Organized per term:
>
> authentication mechanism - 5
> authentication method - 3
> auth-method - 2
>
> Kind regards,
> Arjan Tijms
>
>
>