[equinox-dev] Re: JAAS code approved

["Matt Flaherty" <mwflaher@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is great news, we'll have the code
posted and a guide on how to use our sample application that does login
to either a Java KeyStore or the Operating System shortly.

The older security pages are definitely
dated - I'll find out how to get them into a more relevant state and pointing
at the wiki.

-matt

Jeff McAffer/Ottawa/IBM wrote on 07/16/2007 11:50:41
PM:

> Matt/Eric,
> 
> After talking with Janet yesterday/today, the blockage around the
> JAAS code CQ has been cleared and you are now ok to put the code 
> mentioned in CQ 1549 in the Equinox incubator CVS repo.  Woohoo!
 
> Congratulations and thanks for your patience.
> 
> Please work with Oleg and the Equinox community (likely via equinox-
> dev) to ensure the code gets in, in the right place/form and is 
> widely publicized as being available.  In particular, it would
be 
> good if you can reach out to Neil Bartlett (EclipseJAAS) and the 
> others who have expressed interest/expertise in this area to get 
> some review and look for opportunities for better, deeper 
> integration and addressing further usecases.
> 
> Please also ensure that the website and wikis are updated.  The
> Security workarea information seems a bit dated and does not have
> highlevel items pointing one in the direction of your latest work.
 
> The website does not point to the wiki.  it would be great if
the 
> wiki/web (likely wiki) had "how to" guides for using this
new 
> function, wiki pages with JAAS, JCA, ... in the title would be good,
etc.
> 
> Anyway, this is great!  There will be alot of people very excited
about this.
> 
> Jeff