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can be easily supported.</p>
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can be easily supported.</p>
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<h2>Why not just use web.xml security?</h2>
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<h2>Why not just use web.xml security?</h2>
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- <p>Let's assuming you're developing an enterprise application based on Spring.
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+ <p>Let's assume you're developing an enterprise application based on Spring.
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There are four security concerns you typically need to address: authentication,
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There are four security concerns you typically need to address: authentication,
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web request security, service layer security (ie your methods that implement
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web request security, service layer security (ie your methods that implement
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business logic), and domain object instance security (ie different domain objects
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business logic), and domain object instance security (ie different domain objects
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so would introduce an additional argument on every services
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so would introduce an additional argument on every services
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layer method. A more elegant approach is to use a ThreadLocal
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layer method. A more elegant approach is to use a ThreadLocal
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to hold the Principal, although this would likely increase
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to hold the Principal, although this would likely increase
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- development time to a point where it would become more e
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- conomical (on a cost-benefit basis) to simply use a dedicated
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+ development time to a point where it would become more
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+ economical (on a cost-benefit basis) to simply use a dedicated
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security framework.</li>
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security framework.</li>
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<li><i>Authorisation code quality:</i> It is often said of web
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<li><i>Authorisation code quality:</i> It is often said of web
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frameworks that they "make it easier to do the right things,
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frameworks that they "make it easier to do the right things,
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</ol>
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</ol>
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</li>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</ol>
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- For simple applications, servlet specification may just be enough.
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+ For simple applications, servlet specification security may just be enough.
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Although when considered within the context of web container portability,
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Although when considered within the context of web container portability,
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configuration requirements, limited web request security flexibility, and
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configuration requirements, limited web request security flexibility, and
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non-existent services layer and domain object instance security, it becomes
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non-existent services layer and domain object instance security, it becomes
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<code>AuthenticationDao</code> implementations that simply don't properly
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<code>AuthenticationDao</code> implementations that simply don't properly
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implement the interface. For example, they return <code>null</code> instead
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implement the interface. For example, they return <code>null</code> instead
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of the user not found exception, or fail to add in the
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of the user not found exception, or fail to add in the
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- <code>GrantedAuthority[]</code>s. We suggest you write the
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- <code>UserDetails</code> object generated by your <code>AuthenticationDao</code>
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- to the log and check it looks correct.</p>
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+ <code>GrantedAuthority[]</code>s. Whilst <code>DaoAuthenticationProvider</code>
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+ does its best to check the <code>AuthenticationDao</code>returns a valid
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+ <code>UserDetails</code>, we suggest you write the
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+ <code>UserDetails</code> object to the log and check it looks correct.</p>
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<h2>I need some help. What files should I post?</h2>
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<h2>I need some help. What files should I post?</h2>
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<p>The most important things to post with any support requests on the
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<p>The most important things to post with any support requests on the
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Log4J (instead of JDK logging), Tapestry (instead of JSF), and Velocity/FreeMarker
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Log4J (instead of JDK logging), Tapestry (instead of JSF), and Velocity/FreeMarker
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(instead of JSP). It's important to recognise that many open source projects do
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(instead of JSP). It's important to recognise that many open source projects do
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develop into de facto standards, and in doing so play a legitimate and beneficial
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develop into de facto standards, and in doing so play a legitimate and beneficial
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- role in the software development profession.</p>
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+ role in professional software development.</p>
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<h2>Do you welcome contributions?</h2>
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<h2>Do you welcome contributions?</h2>
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<p>Yes. If you've written something and it works well, please feel free to share it.
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<p>Yes. If you've written something and it works well, please feel free to share it.
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Ben Alex