This lesson provides a quick overview of the configuration files
related to security in the Openwings reference implementation.
${OW_HOME}/openwings-1.0/data/
This directory is where resolved component security policies
are placed. Normally only components in the Openwings core should
have access to this directory. Specifically, the Installer will
need to write security policy files and the Container Manager/Container
will read them.
${OW_HOME}/openwings-1.0/system/
This directory contains files that are used by the Security Service
implementation to maintain the shared security state of the Openwings
installation. Only the Security Service (openwings-1.0/lib/gd_security.jar)
and its associated login module (openwings-1.0/lib/gd_security_login.jar)
should ever be given access to this directory.
- owcerts. This file is a Java keystore which contains
public-key and code-signing certificates used by Openwings verify
Jar file signatures. As an administrator, you can add code-signing
certificates to this file using keytool, or you can replace
it with your own certificate store (see the Install
Security trail for more information). The default password
is "openwings".
- keystore. This file is a Java keystore which contains
certificates for users and roles in the Openwings reference
implementation. You should never need password access to this
file. All interaction with this file occurs via the Security
Service through the Security Service UI (see the Security
Service/GUI lesson in this trail).
- roles. This binary file contains the user-role mappings
for the system. You cannot edit this file by hand, you must
use the Security Service UI.
- owlogin.conf. This file contains the settings defining
which JAAS login modules are used by Openwings. This file is
editable (See the Installing
the secure Openwings Reference Implementation lesson in
this trail).
${OW_HOME}/openwings-1.0/policies/
The file properties.txt contains several properties related to
security in the Openwings reference implementation:
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