Creating a JACC Provider

JACC (Java Authorization Contract for Containers) is part of the J2EE 1.4 specification that defines an interface for pluggable authorization providers. This enables the administrator to set up third-party plug in modules to perform authorization. By default, the Application Server provides a simple, JACC-compliant file-based authorization engine.

To create a JACC provider, follow these steps.

  1. In the Admin Console tree component, expand the Configuration node.
  2. Expand the Security node.
  3. Select the JACC Providers node.
  4. On the JACC Providers page, click New.
  5. On the Create JACC Provider page, enter the following:
  6. Add properties to the provider by clicking the Add Property button. Valid properties include:
  7. Click OK to save this configuration, or click Cancel to quit without saving.

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