Take a look at RMS (Realm Management System) and Janus at the directory project here:
http://incubator.apache.org/directory/subprojects/rms or for all projects lookie here: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/subprojects/index.html Does this come close to what you're looking for? Alex On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 11:43, Paul Cooley wrote: > Typically, every application (for use with multiple users) has the need > for handling basic authentication and authorization. In addition, we > also inevitably find ourselves trying to manage user logins, their > passwords, what organization they belong to and etc. > > What I'm proposing is a set of services to enable: > 1. User management-- tasks performed by admin on user behalf or by user > on their own information > Creating users > Updating user information (name, etc) > (Re)setting of passwords > Disabling users > Enabling disabled users > 2. Organization Management-- administrative management of organizations > for system > Orgs are just umbrellas to associate users with > 3. Role Management--administrative tasks for associating groups and > users with security roles > 4. Permission Management-- administrative tasks for managing > permissions > Creating permissions for services (based on JAAS) > Associating Permissions to roles > Removing Permissions > > The idea is to creat reusable Avalon services which can be leveraged by > any Avalon compliant application. Yes, there are tons of web-based > solutions, but I have yet to find anything meant to simply run in the > context of avalon containers. > > And that is pretty much what I'd scoped out thus far. We had a very > similiar model in our avalon container at my last job, and it certainly > facilitated rapid app development. If enough of these types of services > are developed, most apps are able to get up to speed very quickly and > focus on what they are supposed to do rather than spend all their > recreating infrastructure that should already exist. > > On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 10:30, Andreas Oberhack wrote: > > Hey great, Paul, > > > > just in the process of doing the same! Right now I'm more focused on the > > contract, product, service and conditions - but I already have an > > initial "party" model. > > > > Beside that I just started a document about the model architecture. > > > > What is your context of your app? > > > > Andreas > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Cooley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Samstag, 26. Juni 2004 15:57 > > To: Avalon Developers List > > Subject: User Management Services > > > > Before I go and remake the world, is there a set of components out there > > yet for dealing with users, groups, roles, and etc? > > > > I am in the process of designing such a module of Avalon/Merlin services > > and wanted to make sure I wasn't duplicating someone's work already. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.708 / Virus Database: 464 - Release Date: 18.06.2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.708 / Virus Database: 464 - Release Date: 18.06.2004 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
