JAAS

Java™ Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) provides a set of tools for user authentication and access control. IBM extends these tools for z/OS®.

Overview

When you use the Java platform, you can control access to code based on where it came from and who signed it. This type of control is useful because of the distributed nature of the Java platform.

Although you can control access to code, you are not able to control who runs it. However, it is possible to control who runs it by using JAAS, which provides the following additions:
  • Tools for user authentication
  • Tools to control access, based on who was authenticated.

Documentation

For more information about JAAS, see: JAAS z/OS Reference Guide .

For JAAS API reference information, see: JAAS API Reference Documentation .

For more information about Oracle JAAS, see Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Reference Guide.