Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 6037 invoked from network); 29 Apr 2005 05:07:55 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 29 Apr 2005 05:07:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 78964 invoked by uid 500); 29 Apr 2005 05:08:53 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 78900 invoked by uid 500); 29 Apr 2005 05:08:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 78886 invoked by uid 99); 29 Apr 2005 05:08:52 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=10.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from adsl-209-233-18-245.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (HELO buttons.boynes.com) (209.233.18.245) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:08:52 -0700 Received: from [192.168.37.169] (unknown [192.168.37.169]) by buttons.boynes.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85C131383A for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:07:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4271C0F9.1020700@apache.org> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:07:05 -0700 From: Jeremy Boynes User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Subject: Re: Proposal for login modules for a GenericSecurityRealm (please approve or object) References: <7f7bd3bf18f8ced293feddf826808c11@yahoo.com> <35809.192.234.135.41.1114721554.squirrel@mirage.savoirtech.com> <4a9f8b1bbdb674976c31685f7e572f71@gluecode.com> <45004.192.234.135.41.1114725577.squirrel@mirage.savoirtech.com> <44f9f3e32c84a787a6061a7778356568@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <44f9f3e32c84a787a6061a7778356568@yahoo.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.86.1.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N David Jencks wrote: > > I think that the security configuration is still too complicated to > expect people to configure via gbeans and think that a specialized xml > format and builder for setting up login modules, realms, etc etc may > provide a way to make setting up security actually comprehensible :-) > Having gone though helping to document what we have I tend to agree it is too complex. I think this change helps a bit so would say commit it. An example of how to set up multiple modules would be useful, and please update the wiki as well. What we have now was meant to be a simplification compared to what we had last Nov. I don't think we really succeeded :-( -- Jeremy