Chapter 25. Getting Started Securing Enterprise Applications

The following parties are responsible for administering security for enterprise applications:

System administrator: Responsible for setting up a database of users and assigning them to the proper group. The system administrator is also responsible for setting GlassFish Server properties that enable the applications to run properly. Some security-related examples set up a default principal-to-role mapping, anonymous users, default users, and propagated identities. When needed for this tutorial, the steps for performing specific tasks are provided.

Application developer/bean provider: Responsible for annotating the classes and methods of the enterprise application in order to provide ...

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