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Chapter 20. Development Security References

20.1. EJB Security Parameter Reference
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Table 20.1. EJB security parameter elements
Element Description
<security-identity>
Contains child elements pertaining to the security identity of an EJB.
<use-caller-identity />
Indicates that the EJB uses the same security identity as the caller.
<run-as>
Contains a <role-name> element.
<run-as-principal>
If present, indicates the principal assigned to outgoing calls. If not present, outgoing calls are assigned to a principal named anonymous.
<role-name>
Specifies the role the EJB should run as.
<description>
Describes the role named in <role-name>
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Example 20.1. Security identity examples

The example ejb-jar.xml file below shows each tag described in Table 20.1, “EJB security parameter elements”. They can also be used inside a <session>. 
<ejb-jar>
    <enterprise-beans>
        <session>
            <ejb-name>ASessionBean</ejb-name>
            <security-identity>
                <use-caller-identity/>
            </security-identity>
        </session>
        <session>
            <ejb-name>RunAsBean</ejb-name>
            <security-identity>
                <run-as>
                    <description>A private internal role</description>
                    <role-name>InternalRole</role-name>
                </run-as>
            </security-identity>
        </session>
		  <session>
			 <ejb-name>RunAsBean</ejb-name>
			 <security-identity>
				<run-as-principal>internal</run-as-principal>
			 </security-identity>
		  </session>
    </enterprise-beans>
</ejb-jar>
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The above parameters can also be included in the jboss-ejb3.xml file which is discussed in more detail in Section 8.8.4, “jboss-ejb3.xml Deployment Descriptor Reference”.
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