5.11.2. Configure Authorization in a Security Domain

Procedure 5.8. Setup Authorization in a Security Domain

1. Open the security domain's detailed view.

   Click the Profiles label at the top right of the management console. In a managed domain, select the profile to modify from the Profile selection box at the top left of the Profile view. Click the Security menu item at the left, and click Security Domains from the expanded menu. Click the View link for the security domain you want to edit.

2. Navigate to the Authorization subsystem configuration.

   Click the Authorization label at the top of the view if it is not already selected.
   The configuration area is divided into two areas: Policies and Details. The login module is the basic unit of configuration. A security domain can include several authorization policies, each of which can include several attributes and options.

3. Add a policy.

   Click the Add button to add a JAAS authorization policy module. Fill in the details for your module. The Code is the class name of the module. The Flags controls how the module relates to other authorization policy modules within the same security domain.
   Explanation of the Flags

   The Java Enterprise Edition 6 specification provides the following explanation of the flags for security modules. The following list is taken from http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/security/jaas/JAASRefGuide.html#AppendixA. Refer to that document for more detailed information.

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   Flag	Details
   required	The LoginModule is required to succeed. If it succeeds or fails, authorization still continues to proceed down the LoginModule list.
   requisite	LoginModule is required to succeed. If it succeeds, authorization continues down the LoginModule list. If it fails, control immediately returns to the application (authorization does not proceed down the LoginModule list).
   sufficient	The LoginModule is not required to succeed. If it does succeed, control immediately returns to the application (authorization does not proceed down the LoginModule list). If it fails, authorization continues down the LoginModule list.
   optional	The LoginModule is not required to succeed. If it succeeds or fails, authorization still continues to proceed down the LoginModule list.

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   After you have added your module, you can modify its Code or Flags by clicking the Edit button in the Details section of the screen. Be sure the Attributes tab is selected.

4. Optional: Add, edit, or remove module options.

   If you need to add options to your module, click its entry in the Login Modules list, and select the Module Options tab in the Details section of the page. Click the Add button, and provide the key and value for the option. To edit an option that already exists, click the key or to change it. Use the Remove button to remove an option.