How do I map declared security role to an actual operational one?

Hello,
Suppose I have created few security roles at the ejb-jar.xml file of my J2EE application using:
<security-role>
<role-name> managers <role-name>
</security-role>
Our portal is connected to our LDAP server so the WAS contains all the groups it has over there.
My question is: How do I actualy map the security role I declared at the deployment descriptor (manager) to an actual group in our organization?

Hi Roy,
Are you familiar with thishttp://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1a/733e401b21e801e10000000a155106/frameset.htm ?
Best regards, Maksim Rashchynski.

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Mapping UME Roles to J2EE Engine Security Roles

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Hi Sebastian,
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1. define security roles in the ejb-jar.xml within the <security-role>. For example:
<security-role>
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</security-role>
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Hi Sebastian,
yes, it is possible to do such mapping. And here how it works:
1. define security roles in the ejb-jar.xml within the <security-role>. For example:
<security-role>
     <role-name>test</role-name>
</security-role>
2. then you map the roles those roles to server security roles using the <security-role-map> tag of the ejb-j2ee-engine.xml descriptor.
<security-permission>
   <security-role-map>
      <role-name>test</role-name>
      <server-role-name>myUMErole</server-role-name>
   </security-role-map>
</security-permission>
the myUMErole must be defined in the UME!
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I found the security newsgroup and posted the question there under the same topic. Kindly respond there.
Message was edited by:
jheinone

Hi Sebastian,
yes, it is possible to do such mapping. And here how it works:
1. define security roles in the ejb-jar.xml within the <security-role>. For example:
<security-role>
     <role-name>test</role-name>
</security-role>
2. then you map the roles those roles to server security roles using the <security-role-map> tag of the ejb-j2ee-engine.xml descriptor.
<security-permission>
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      <role-name>test</role-name>
      <server-role-name>myUMErole</server-role-name>
   </security-role-map>
</security-permission>
the myUMErole must be defined in the UME!
Does this answer your question?

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How can I get the security-roles defined in my web.xml ?
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Just a stab in the dark, but what about getInitParameterNames() ?
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How Does The security-role Mapping Work?

          I am studying the security part of the deployment descriptor. I am confused about
          how the mapping works.
          Suppose we have
          <security-role>
          <role-name>manager</role-name>
          </security-role>
          and
          <security-role-ref>
          <role-name>FOO</role-name>
          <role-link>manager</role-link>
          </security-role-ref>
          My first question is when a client of the servlet supplies a name for authentication,
          the name supplied should be FOO or can be, say, John Smith?
          Then, according to the Servlet Specification, a security role is a logical grouping
          of users defined by the Application Developer
          or Assembler. When the application is deployed, roles are mapped by a Deployer
          to principals or groups in the runtime environment.
          My second question is how deployer maps the role, say, manager, to principals
          or groups in the runtime environment?
          Thanks in advance.


          Thanks a lot, Udit.
          "Udit Singh" <[email protected]> wrote:
          >
          >Hello,
          >The role-name is mapped to principals or gruops based on the security-role-assignment
          >entrires in weblogic.xml. Let us say you have a role-name FOO and you
          >want to
          >assing this role to users John and Mark. You need to make this entry
          >in weblogic.xml-
          ><security_role_assignment>
          > <role-name>FOO</role-name>
          > <principal-name>John</principal-name>
          > <principal-name>Mark</principal-name>
          > </security_role_assignment>
          >
          >so now actually the user need to supply John or Mark as user name at
          >the time
          >of authentication . Hope it helps.
          >
          >Udit
          >
          >
          >"[email protected]" entrance wrote:
          >>
          >>I am studying the security part of the deployment descriptor. I am confused
          >>about
          >>how the mapping works.
          >>Suppose we have
          >><security-role>
          >><role-name>manager</role-name>
          >></security-role>
          >>
          >>and
          >>
          >><security-role-ref>
          >><role-name>FOO</role-name>
          >><role-link>manager</role-link>
          >></security-role-ref>
          >>
          >>My first question is when a client of the servlet supplies a name for
          >>authentication,
          >>the name supplied should be FOO or can be, say, John Smith?
          >>
          >>Then, according to the Servlet Specification, a security role is a logical
          >>grouping
          >>of users defined by the Application Developer
          >>or Assembler. When the application is deployed, roles are mapped by
          >a
          >>Deployer
          >>to principals or groups in the runtime environment.
          >>
          >>My second question is how deployer maps the role, say, manager, to principals
          >>or groups in the runtime environment?
          >>
          >>Thanks in advance.
          >>
          >>
          >>
          >

How to get security roles in a JSF portlet

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JpsContextFactory jpsfact = JpsContextFactory.getContextFactory();
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Frank

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I'm haveing a problem mapping my logical role defined in my web.xml to a role within Active Directory. I'm currently authenticating using Active Directory succsfully, however after the user is authenticated I get a message from the OC4J container that my role can not be found. Can you map a logical role to group within Active Directory? Below are details about my configuration.
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What is the name of the group in AD (provide the DN) that you want to map the j2ee logical role WEBTA_J2EE_USER? What are the group search base and group mapping attribute?
When wmgraham logs into the app, the 3rd party ldap login module will attempt to query for the groups wmgraham is a member of - this is done using the group search base configuration for the provider.
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