This tutorial describes deployment to the Application Server, which provides highly secure, interoperable, and distributed component computing based on the Java EE security model. The Application Server supports the Java EE 5 security model. You can configure the Application Server for the following purposes:
Adding, deleting, or modifying authorized users. For more information on this topic, read Working with Realms, Users, Groups, and Roles.
Configuring secure JMX connectors.
Defining an interface for pluggable authorization providers using Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC).
Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) defines security contracts between the Application Server and authorization policy modules. These contracts specify how the authorization providers are installed, configured, and used in access decisions.
The following features are specific to the Application Server:
For more information about configuring the Application Server, read the Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Developer’s Guide and Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Administration Guide.