Package ml.alternet.security.web.tomcat

Handle safe passwords inside the Tomcat Web server, meaning that in the Web processing chain, a password NEVER appear as a String (unsafe) inside the Tomcat server.

See: Description

Class Summary

Class	Description
AltBasicAuthenticator	Prepare BASIC authentication check.
AltCoyoteAdapter	A connector adapter that process BASIC authentication and FORM capture of passwords.
AltCredentialHandler	Check a password hash.
AltFormAuthenticator	Prepare Form authentication check.
AltProtocolHandler	A protocol handler wrapper that enhance a Tomcat server for safe-processing of passwords.

Package ml.alternet.security.web.tomcat Description

Handle safe passwords inside the Tomcat Web server, meaning that in the Web processing chain, a password NEVER appear as a String (unsafe) inside the Tomcat server.

This package focus on handling the passwords inside the Tomcat Web server by capturing the data received from the incoming HTTP requests, and replacing them with '*' characters before Strings are created.

Once a password is captured, it is available to the Web application in its obfuscated form.

See Also:

Passwords, PasswordParam