JBoss/PicketLink WS-Trust Client and Third-Party Security Token Services
Another use-case that I touched on during my JBoss World 2012 presentation was using the PicketLink WS-Trust Client implementation to communicate with third-party Security Token Services. In particular, we discussed how the PicketLink SAML2STSIssuingLoginModule can communicate with the IBM Tivoli…
JBoss and LTPAv2 support
I’ve been at a couple of different client sites where there was a heavy IBM product presence, the use of IBM’s proprietary token format-LTPA2, and the need for a non-IBM technology such as JBoss EAP. Given the nature of the LTPA2 technology (IBM proprietary protocol), there isn’t any direct support…
JBoss World 2012 Session–Trusted Security with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
It’s been a few weeks since I have posted any updates. I started a new project at the beginning of June; it always takes a few weeks to get up to speed on an extended project. Integrating the IBM Tivoli Security stack and JBoss EAP was the subject of my JBoss World 2012 presentation.
JBoss World 2012 Session…
I will be presenting at JBoss World 2012 in Boston the last week of June. I’ll be presenting with Anil Saldana on JBoss Security, PicketLink, and Identity Management, JBoss Security Architect. A link to the description can be found here. The original abstract:
How To Rename a WS-Proxy or Multi-Protocol Gateway Object on a DataPower Appliance
Anyone who has worked with DataPower for a while has gotten into a situation where they need to rename a service object (XML Firewall, WS-Proxy, Multi-Protocol Gateway, etc). There isn’t a rename button that I have ever found. This tutorial will describe two ways of renaming such objects.
SSL Handshake—The Visual
This is an old picture that I made for a 2010 JBoss World security presentation. It came in handy not so long ago when I was explaining the SSL Handshake to someone.
JBoss 4.x and DataSource Configuration
On JBoss 4.x, a MySQL datasource looks something like:
JBossWorld 2010 Session — Securing JBoss Services
On June 24, 2010, I gave a presentation at JBoss World in Boston. This was my second time at JBoss World. The presentation covered Securing JBoss Services. It explored the use of JaasSecurityDomain MBeans to configure SSL in JBoss 4.3 (also relevent for newer versions of JBoss) for various…
Running JBoss on an OpenJDK6 build
Recently, I had some free time and set out to bring up JBoss on OpenJDK6. In particular, I wanted to Run JBoss on an OpenJDK build that I personally compiled.
J2EE Security Series
An Openldap Directory Server JBoss 4.3.x Setup Adding Groups To OpenLdap Using OpenLdap as a User Repository with JBoss 4.3.x
Securing The JBoss JAAS Subject Reader Application with J2EE Security
This article continues the J2EE Security Series from the past few months. Here we expand the Simple J2EE Web Application that was introduced in this article to use J2EE Security.
Role Mapping & J2EE Security
The discussion of J2EE Security on the JBoss Application Server continues as Role Mapping is introduced.










