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@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ This section discusses:
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This section describes the main architectural components of Spring Security's used in Servlet authentication.
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If you need concrete flows that explain how these pieces fit together, look at the <<servlet-authentication-mechanisms,Authentication Mechanism>> specific sections.
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-* <<servlet-authentication-securitycontextholder>> - The `SecurityContextHolder` is where Spring Security stores the details of who is <<authentication,authenticated>>.
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+* <<servlet-authentication-securitycontextholder>> - the `SecurityContextHolder` is where Spring Security stores the details of who is <<authentication,authenticated>>.
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* <<servlet-authentication-securitycontext>> - is obtained from the `SecurityContextHolder` and contains the `Authentication` of the currently authenticated user.
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-* <<servlet-authentication-authentication>> - Can be the input to `AuthenticationManager` to provide the credentials a user has provided to authenticate or the current user from the `SecurityContext`.
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-* <<servlet-authentication-granted-authority>> - An authority that is granted to the principal on the `Authentication` (i.e. roles, scopes, etc.)
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-* <<servlet-authentication-authenticationmanager>> - the API that defines how Spring Security's Filters perform <<authentication,authentication>>.
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-* <<servlet-authentication-providermanager>> - the most common implementation of `AuthenticationManager`.
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+* <<servlet-authentication-authentication>> - can be the input to `AuthenticationManager` to provide the credentials a user has provided to authenticate or the current user from the `SecurityContext`.
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+* <<servlet-authentication-granted-authority>> - an authority that is granted to the principal on the `Authentication` (i.e. roles, scopes, etc.)
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+* <<servlet-authentication-authenticationmanager>> - the API that defines how Spring Security's Filters perform <<authentication,authentication>>.
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+* <<servlet-authentication-providermanager>> - the most common implementation of `AuthenticationManager`.
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* <<servlet-authentication-authenticationprovider>> - used by `ProviderManager` to perform a specific type of authentication.
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* <<servlet-authentication-authenticationentrypoint>> - used for requesting credentials from a client (i.e. redirecting to a log in page, sending a `WWW-Authenticate` response, etc.)
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* <<servlet-authentication-abstractprocessingfilter>> - a base `Filter` used for authentication.
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@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ This also gives a good idea of the high level flow of authentication and how pie
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* <<oauth2login,OAuth 2.0 Login>> - OAuth 2.0 Log In with OpenID Connect and non-standard OAuth 2.0 Login (i.e. GitHub)
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* <<servlet-saml2,SAML 2.0 Login>> - SAML 2.0 Log In
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* <<servlet-cas,Central Authentication Server (CAS)>> - Central Authentication Server (CAS) Support
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-* <<servlet-rememberme, Remember Me>> - How to remember a user past session expiration
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-* <<servlet-jaas, JAAS Authentication>> - Authenticate with JAAS
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+* <<servlet-rememberme, Remember Me>> - how to remember a user past session expiration
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+* <<servlet-jaas, JAAS Authentication>> - authenticate with JAAS
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* <<servlet-openid,OpenID>> - OpenID Authentication (not to be confused with OpenID Connect)
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-* <<servlet-preauth>> - Authenticate with an external mechanism such as https://www.siteminder.com/[SiteMinder] or Java EE security but still use Spring Security for authorization and protection against common exploits.
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+* <<servlet-preauth>> - authenticate with an external mechanism such as https://www.siteminder.com/[SiteMinder] or Java EE security but still use Spring Security for authorization and protection against common exploits.
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* <<servlet-x509,X509 Authentication>> - X509 Authentication
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// FIXME: Add other mechanisms
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