jGuard v0.61 released!

jGuard v0.61 released!

i am pleased to announce a new release(v0.61) of the java security library called jGuard(http://sourceforge.net/projects/jguard/).

this library is build on top of jaas, for J2EE web applications.
his goal is to provide for webapp developers, an easy way to manage authentication and authorizations.

enhancements of this release:
- replace xstream by dom4j library
- enhance XML configuration for authentications
- enhance XML configuration for authorizations
- enhance logging messages in debug mode
- french translation of installation notice
- add the <jguard:hasRole> tag to the jGuard taglib, with EL support

the main jGuard features are :

- relies only on java 1.4 and j2ee 1.3 or higher
- can be adapted on any webapp, on any application server
- does not depend on a web framework, or an AOP framework
- build on top of the very secure and flexible JAAS(http://java.sun.com/products/jaas/)
- authentications and authorizations are handled by pluggable mechanisms:
jdbc database or xml way now, for both authentications and authorizations part
- changes take effects 'on the fly' (dynamic configuration)
- each webapp has its own authentications and authorizations configuration
- a taglib is provided to protect jsp fragment

a webapp example(called 'jGuardExample') is provided to quickly test jGuard.
documentation is provided under the 'doc' directory, in the 'jGuard_install.txt file.

this project is released under the LGPL licence.

every users and project members are welcomed!

the jGuard website:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jguard/

jGuard forums are open:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=107276

2 mailing-list are provided:
- jguard-announce@lists.sourceforge.net
- jguard-users@lists.sourceforge.net

easy JAAS integration for j2ee has gone!

charles(diabolo512).