provider-config
Specifies a configuration for one message security provider.
Although the request-policy and response-policy subelements are optional, the provider-config element does nothing if they are not specified.
Use property subelements to configure provider-specific properties. Property values are passed to the provider when its initialize method is called.
Superelements
Subelements
The following table describes subelements for the provider-config element.
Table 1–98 provider-config Subelements|
Element |
Required |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
zero or one |
Defines the authentication policy requirements of the authentication provider’s request processing. |
|
|
zero or one |
Defines the authentication policy requirements of the authentication provider’s response processing. |
|
|
zero or more |
Specifies a property or a variable. |
Attributes
The following table describes attributes for the provider-config element.
Table 1–99 provider-config Attributes|
Attribute |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
none |
Specifies the provider ID. |
|
|
none |
Specifies whether the provider is a client, server , or client-server authentication provider. |
|
|
none |
Specifies the Java implementation class of the provider. Client authentication providers must implement the com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ClientAuthModule interface. Server authentication providers must implement the com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ServerAuthModule interface. Client-server providers must implement both interfaces. |
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