[Version 5.0.2 and later]Web services security service provider programming interfaces

Several Service Provider Interfaces (SPIs) are provided to extend the capability of the Web services security run time. The following list contains the SPIs that are available for WebSphere Application Server:

The JAAS LoginModule API is used for token validation on the request receiver side of the message. You can implement a custom LoginModule API to perform validation of the custom token on the request receiver of the message. After the token is verified and validated, the token is set as the caller and then run as the identity in the WebSphere Application Server run time. The identity is used for authorization checks by the containers before a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) resource is invoked. The following list presents the are the default AuthMethod configurations provided by WebSphere Application Server:

BasicAuth
Validates a user name token.

Signature
Maps the distinguished name (DN) of a verified certificate to a Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) subject.

IDAssertion
Maps a trusted identity to a JAAS subject.

LTPA
Validates an LTPA token that is received in the message and creates a JAAS subject.


Related concepts
Lightweight Third Party Authentication
Web services security model in WebSphere Application Server
Login mappings
Related tasks
Securing Web services using XML digital signature
Related reference
Web services security support



Searchable topic ID:   rwbs_wssecapi
Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 4:55:42 PM CDT    WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 5.0.2
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.nd.doc/info/ae/ae/rwbs_wssecapi.html

Library | Support | Terms of Use | Feedback