Developing extensions to the WebSphere security infrastructure

WebSphere® Application Server provides various plug points so that you can extend the security infrastructure. Extending this security infrastructure involves several activities including: Developing custom user registries, developing applications that use programmatic security, and customizing web application login forms.

About this task

The following topics are covered in this section:

Procedure

  • Developing custom user registries
  • Developing applications that use programmatic security
  • Customizing web application login forms
  • Customizing application login forms with Java™ Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)
  • Securing transports with Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE) and Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) programming interfaces
  • Implementing tokens for security attribute propagation
  • Implementing a custom authentication provider using JASPI