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JOSSO 1.7 Released - Thu Mar 20 15:42:00 CDT 2008

JOSSO - Java Open Single Sign-On - is an open source J2EE-based SSO infrastructure that provides a solution for centralized platform neutral user authentication and authorization. For more information contact our website at : http://www.josso.org

The JOSSO Single Sign-on Project 1.7 release is out, bringing fully transparent single sign-on to BEA WebLogic 9 and Apache Geronimo 2 application servers, as well as extending its interoperability span to generic JEE web containers such as Jetty.

As part of this release, a brand new Ajax user management application comes built-in to enable out-of-the-box account provisioning.

What's new in 1.7 :

* Includes full support for transparent SSO with WebLogic 9.2

* Includes full support for transparent SSO with Apache Geronimo 2

* Allows enabling JOSSO in generic JEE containers with almost-zero integration effort.

* Includes an Ajax user management application, leveraging Seam, JSF and EJB 3 technologies.

* Integrates with JBoss Seam 2.x

* Introduces compatibility with JBoss 4.2.2.GA+

* Includes extensiblity enhancements and bug fixes.

Download from : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116854&package_id=129496

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, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 application servers.

* Runs in Jakarta Tomcat 5.0, 5.5 and 6 web containers.

* Runs in WebLogic 9.2

* Runs in Apache Geronimo 2 application server.

* Can be integrated with any JEE 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

* JBoss Seam 2.0 support

* Offers web-based management of user and roles.

* Standards Based: JAAS, Web Services/SOAP, Spring, EJB, Struts, Servlet/JSP

* Availability of pre-configured Jakarta Tomcat, JBoss and Geronimo bundles.

* 100% Java with JDK5 compatibility.

* Commercial-Friendly. Released under the LGPL License.