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JOSSO 1.6 Released - Sat Nov 10 15:42:00 CST 2007

The JOSSO Single Sign-on Project has released the 1.6 version which includes full support for the Spring framework, by leveraging its IoC container and integrating Acegi Security for fine-grained access control and authorization.

What's new in 1.6 :

* Includes full support for Spring 2.0
* Allows defining SSO beans using the Spring XML configuration format while preserving backward compatibility.
* JOSSO can now be used as the single sign-on facility for Acegi.
* Acegi integration for authorization and instance-based access control based on the JOSSO-specific security context.
* Leverages Spring framework's JMX management infrastructure.
* Introduces compatibility with JBoss 4.2 and 4.2.1
* Introduces compatibility with Jakarta Tomcat 6 web container.
* Includes extensiblity enhancements and bug fixes.

Download from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116854

JOSSO's main features include:

* JAAS-based transparent cross-organization/cross-domain Single Sign-On across multiple applications and hosts.
* Built-in with a Pluggable Framework to allow the implementation of multiple authentication schemes and stores.
* Runs in JBoss 3.2, 4.0 and 4.2.1 application servers.
* Runs in Jakarta Tomcat 5.0, 5.5 and 6 web container.
* Provides Identity information to web applications and EJBs through the standard Servlet and EJB Security API respectively.
* Supports Strong Authentication using X.509 client certificates.
* LDAP support for storing user information and credentials.
* Microsoft Active Directory support for LDAP integration.
* Database support for storing user information and credentials.
* XML support for storing user information and credentials.
* Client API for PHP. This allows the building of SSO-enabled PHP applications.
* Client API for Microsoft ASP. This allows the building of SSO-enabled ASP applications.
* Support for allowing SSO Monitoring and Management through JMX.
* Pluggable Event and Auditing management.
* Support for clustered Single Sign-On deployments.
* Compatibility with Apache Pluto Portlet Container.
* Supports programmatic authentication for remote SOAP clients.
* Spring 2.0 and Acegi Support.
* Standards Based: JAAS, Web Services/SOAP, EJB, Struts, Servlet/JSP.
* Avalability of pre-configured Jakarta Tomcat and JBoss bundles.
* 100% Java with JDK5 compatibility.