JAAS Tutorials

This page links to two tutorials demonstrating various aspects of the use of JAAS (Java^TM Authentication and Authorization Service):

1. JAAS Authentication

   Explains how an application can authenticate users using JAAS.

2. JAAS Authorization

   Explains how to enforce user-based access controls using JAAS.

The authentication technology used for these tutorials is very basic, just ensuring that the user specifies a particular name and password. Thus, these tutorials can be run by everyone.

Related Documentation

API Specifications

• com.sun.security.auth Package
• com.sun.security.auth.callback Package
• com.sun.security.auth.login Package
• com.sun.security.auth.module Package

User Guides

• Java^TM Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Reference Guide.

Papers

• JAAS white paper

Tutorials

• Similar tutorials for JAAS authentication and authorization, but which demonstrate the use of a Kerberos LoginModule and thus which require a Kerberos installation, can be found at
  • JAAS Authentication
  • JAAS Authorization

  These two tutorials are a part of the Java GSS-API and JAAS sequence of tutorials that utilize Kerberos as the underlying technology for authentication and secure communication.

• Java 2 Security Tutorial

Other Java Security Documentation

• J2SDK, v 1.4 Security Documentation