Using the Java EE Security API (original) (raw)

This chapter describes the authentication and credential validation functionality provided by the Java EE Security API. The API also defines a SecurityContext access point for programmatic security.

The following topics are addressed here:

• About the Java EE Security API
• Overview of the HTTP Authentication Mechanism Interface
• Overview of the Identity Store Interfaces
• Running the Built-In Database Identity Store Example
• Running the Custom Identity Store Example