JAAS login modules

Geronimo provides implementations of login modules that allow you to store authentication credentials in a variety of data stores, such as simple text files, databases, and LDAP servers. Geronimo also provides login modules to enable auditing, lockout on repeated unsuccessful login attempts, and storing user credentials for later use by the application. To access these data stores and enable additional features, you need to create and appropriately configure security realms. Now, let us look at the various login module implementations provided by Geronimo.

Login modules for authentication

Geronimo provides login module implementations that are used for user authentication. Let us look at these login modules and learn about the data stores that each one supports.