J2EE Authentication and Authorization - Oracle Application Server 10.1.3
Hello All,

Thought this may help Developers who are trying to secure their apps

As we all know Authentication and Authorization could be a Filebased or From a Database or From LDAP Directory.

File Based Security:

The File which is used for Authentication purposes in 10.13 server is system-jazn-data.xml

This file will be located in

/ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/oc4j_instance/config.


Create Users from EM Console

a. Login to EM Console of App Server

b. click on oc4j-instance

c.click on Administration--> security Provider --> Click Create (make sure the Realm is Jazn.com)

Embedded Oc4j

Please refer the below link to create users and Roles on a embedded oc4j

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B32110_01/webcenter.1013/b31072/tt_appendix_a.htm

The file which gets updated with this information will be located in

\jdev_home\jdev\system\oracle.j2ee.10.1.3.42.70\embedded-oc4j\config\system-jazn-data.xml


OID --> you could use a 3rd party LDAP or OID (if you have Portal)

Assumption: This Container is configured to use single Sign on.

a. Create Group(Login as Administrator --go to edit mode-->click on Builder-->click on Administer)

b.Assign Users to the group created.

Configure this group in web.xml file.

Note:

You cant use the 'AUTHENTICATED_USERS' group which is the Default Group in OID.

So , you should create a new group and assign users if you want to use in your App.

Reason is explained in Metalink Note:ID 376644.1


Thanks
Prem

RIA with Oracle Portal/BPEL

Hello,

I was looking ways to use our Existing infrastructure effectively, for the RI application development.

The Below Link Helped me to Start planning my Development.

http://www.jamesward.com/blog/2006/11/02/flex-your-oracle-portal/

We always develop an Application using Blazeds or Flex with remote service or WebService and deploy it to 10.1.3 container (as Blazeds works only on 1.5) and integrate it as a partner application with portal.

This works Fine ..However Instead of Calling the Flex app as an external App ,i integrated it within a portlet and deployed to Oracle Portal 10.1.4

Development Steps.

a. Developed a Bpel WebService and deployed it to a Bpel Container .

b. I used soap-UI to Test the Service.

For eg:http://hostname:port/orabpel/domain/DivIdentifierService/1.0DivIdentifierService?wsdl


c.Developed the Flex App And consumed the BPEL Web-Service.(show the data returned by the Bpel-webservice in a DataGrid)

Compiled it

d.Created a page group called swf( you can name it what ever..)

e.Used a webDav Client(Oracle Drive) to upload the .swf file to the PageGroup

Path of my swf File.
/portal/page/portal/PageGroupName/DisplayName/FlexBpel.swf


f.Create a PDK Portlet (pdk version 10.1.2.0.2) using the Wizard just click and finish it. ( i selected a jsp file instead of a html file)

Used a div tag to embed the .swf file

g.Deployed the app, Register the provider, Published the Portlet.

Works Fine.

Tried to present the above in a picture






Please let me know your thoughts.




Thanks
Prem