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IBM® WebSphere Application Server provides security infrastructure and mechanisms to protect sensitive Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) resources and administrative resources, and addresses enterprise end-to-end security requirements on authentication, resource access control, data integrity, confidentiality, privacy, and secure interoperability.
Several communication links are provided from a browser on the Internet, through web servers and product servers, to the enterprise data at the back-end. Some typical configurations and common security practices are examined. WebSphere Application Server security is built on a layered security architecture. The security protection offered by each security layer and common security practice for good quality of protection in end-to-end security is also examined.
The Form Login Sample demonstrates a very simple example of how to use the login facilities for WebSphere Application Server to implement and configure login applications. The Sample uses the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) form-based login technology to customize the look and feel of the login screens. It uses servlet filters to log the user information and the date information. The Sample finishes the session by using the form-based logout function, an IBM extension to the Java EE specification.
The JAAS Login Sample demonstrates how to use the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) with WebSphere Application Server. The Sample uses server-side login with JAAS to authenticate a real user to the WebSphere security run time. Based upon a successful login, the WebSphere security run time uses the authenticated Subject to perform authorization checks on a protected stateless session enterprise bean. If the Sample runs successfully, it displays all the principals and public credentials of the authenticated user.