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Tutorial that provides a brief introduction to JAVA  setup, Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) based on a dual module approach.

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JAAS

Magnolia CMS usesJava uses Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS). JAAS creates two distinct processes for:

  • username Username and password request, and
  • authentication Authentication and authorization.

Although it is possible to use other servlets, the default engine is Tomcat. Configuration is done in WEB-INF/config/jaas.config file:

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magnolia {info.magnolia.jaas.sp.jcr.JCRAuthenticationModule requisite;
  info.magnolia.jaas.sp.jcr.JCRAuthorizationModule required;};

The default configuration uses two classes: 

  • one for user login and password authentication, and
  • one for authorization of user and password.

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