jGuard v0.63 released!

jGuard v0.63 released!

i am pleased to announce a new release(v0.63) 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:

- put documentation on the jGuard web site (http://jguard.sourceforge.net)
- add AccessFilter parameter to set the 'loginField' name
- add AccessFilter parameter to set the 'passwordField' name
- permit driverManager settings (driverName,url,login,pwd)
- handle specific database connections to each webapps
- add MySQL's loginModule with encryption option
- add Oracle's LoginModule with encryption option
- add PostgreSQL's LoginModule with encryption option
- add encryption in XmlLoginModule
- upgrade the dom4j library to the 1.5.1 bug fix release
- fix bug 1058710 "File jGuardUsersRoles.xml not found in jGuardExample" (include debug option bug in XmlLoginModule)
=> thanxs to Damien Tomezzoli

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
- changes take effects 'on the fly' (dynamic configuration)
- each webapp has its own authentications and authorizations configuration
- authentications can be configured through XML or database
- authorizations can be configured through XML
- a taglib is provided to protect jsp fragment
- support security manager

future 0.64 feature:
- add to the authorization part, a jdbc support (Oracle, PostgreSQL,MySQL)
future 0.65 feature:
- add a management api for authorizations (on XML and databases)

a webapp example(called 'jGuardExample') is provided to quickly test jGuard.
documentation is provided under the doc/jguard.sourceforge.net/ directory (look at the index.html file with your browser).

this project is released under the LGPL licence.

every users and project members are welcomed!

the jGuard homePage on sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jguard/

the jGuard documentation:
http://jguard.sourceforge.net

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).