9.6.3. REST Connector Attributes
The following is a list of attributes used to configure the REST connector in JBoss Data Grid's Remote Client-Server Mode.
- The
rest-connectorelement specifies the configuration information for the REST connector.- The
virtual-serverparameter specifies the virtual server used by the REST connector. The default value for this parameter isdefault-host. This is an optional parameter. - The
cache-containerparameter names the cache container used by the REST connector. This is a mandatory parameter. - The
context-pathparameter specifies the context path for the REST connector. The default value for this parameter is an empty string (""). This is an optional parameter. - the
security-domainparameter specifies that the specified domain, declared in the security subsystem, should be used to authenticate access to the REST endpoint. This is an optional parameter. If this parameter is omitted, no authentication is performed. - The
auth-methodparameter specifies the method used to retrieve credentials for the end point. The default value for this parameter isBASIC. Supported alternate values includeDIGEST,CLIENT-CERTandSPNEGO. This is an optional parameter. - The
security-modeparameter specifies whether authentication is required only for write operations (such as PUT, POST and DELETE) or for read operations (such as GET and HEAD) as well. Valid values for this parameter areWRITEfor authenticating write operations only, orREAD_WRITEto authenticate read and write operations.
