IBM WebSphere V5.0 Security: WebSphere Handbook Series

3.4. Application deployment descriptor

Note

This section contains information about deployment descriptor elements which pertain to all J2EE components. Descriptions and examples of the deployment descriptor elements which pertain to specific J2EE Components can be found in Chapter 4, “Securing Web components” on page 37, and in Chapter 5, “Securing EJBs” on page 73.

There are two deployment descriptor files used for security role mapping:

Table 3-1. Role mappings in deployment descriptors

File Name	Purpose	Mandatory?
application.xml	Security Roles Defined	Yes.
ibm-application-bnd.xmi	Security Roles Mapped	No. Security Roles can be mapped during or after ...