Tag Archives: JNDI

Tutorial: Authentication with Tomcat 6 using JNDI DataSourceRealm

Tutorial: Authentication with Tomcat 6 using JNDI DataSourceRealm

This article is a tutorial about how to implement an authentication mechanism in Apache Tomcat 6 by using a JNDI datasource for looking up users, their passwords and roles. It shows how to prepare Tomcat 6 for using a so called DataSourceRealm and describes how web applications can be secured by a security realm. The [...]

About JCR – Java Content Repository

About JCR – Java Content Repository

JCR, also known as Java Content Repository or Content Repository for Java Technology API, actually consists of two specifications: JSR-170 describing JCR 1.0 and JSR-283 describing JCR 2.0. Both standards are intended to access content repositories in an uniform manner. First, it was developed by Day Software, but then partially given to the Apache Software [...]