Authentication and Authorization Services

In this section, we will examine WebLogic Server’s security services and their architecture from the perspective of application authentication and authorization. Although important, a discussion of network security (that is, SSL and connection filtering) and credential and certificate management will be deferred to Chapter 9 of this book. The following diagram illustrates the main components of the WebLogic Server authentication and authorization security services that we will be discussing in detail in the following sections.

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Embedded LDAP

WebLogic Server contains an embedded LDAP server that is used ...

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