Basic Authorization with Sun Java System Access Manager

As I reported yesterday at The Aquarium, Robert Skoczylas of Indigo Consulting and Sun tech author Marina Sum just published Developing Secure Applications with Sun Java System Access Manager, Part 1: Basic Authorization at Sun Developer Network. This article, part 1 of a series, presents a case study of implementing authentication, single sign-on, and authorization at a fictional health-care insurance company.

There’s some really good stuff in there - Robert and Marina work from a high-level description of the problem right down to specific Access Manager customizations. In particular, the detailed description of customizing Access Manager’s policy framework is well worth the read for anyone working with, or evaluating, Sun Java System Access Manager.