Hi!
Pranab Dhar wrote:
> Am I correct in thinking that once a user credential or
> principal is
> passed from a client( java program or servlet etc.) jboss will do the
> authentication
> on its own using JAAS.
"Will do", as in "this is how jBoss will authenticate users once it is
implemented". :-) Yes, I believe so, but the specifics of this is really
something that the security workgroup should decide, not me. JAAS is
definitely in the picture though, in the way you describe.
> Also is it a possibility that a JAAS implementation will do
> authentication against
> a LDAP directory.
This is definitely possible.
/Rickard
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