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| <head> |
| <title>Overview of the org.apache.fortress.core component</title> |
| </head> |
| <body> |
| A standards-based Access Management SDK for LDAPv3 compliant systems. |
| |
| <hr> |
| |
| <h2>How do I start using Apache Fortress?</h2> |
| <p> |
| <h3>1. <a href="../../../README-QUICKSTART-APACHEDS.md">ApacheDS & Fortress Quickstart</a></h3> |
| Build Fortress Core, Web and Rest components from source and configure for usage with Apache Directory Server. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <h3>1. <a href="../../../README-QUICKSTART-SLAPD.md">OpenLDAP & Fortress Quickstart</a></h3> |
| Build Fortress Core, Web and Rest components from source and configure for usage with OpenLDAP Directory Server. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <h3>3. <a href="../../../README.md">README for Apache Fortress Core</a></h3> |
| Contains general instructions to download, install, test, and manage an LDAP server with Fortress Core. |
| </p> |
| <hr> |
| |
| <h2>What can I do with Fortress Core APIs?</h2> |
| Perform authentication, authorization, administration, audit and password policies. |
| The most important package is <A HREF="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/package-summary.html">org.apache.directory.fortress.core</A> |
| which contains the public APIs. |
| |
| <h3>Fortress Manager APIs</h3> |
| <ol> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/AccessMgr.html">AccessMgr</a> - This class performs runtime access |
| control operations on objects that are provisioned <a |
| href="http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/rbac/documents/draft-rbac-implementation-std-v01.pdf">RBAC</a> |
| entities that reside in LDAP directory. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/AdminMgr.html">AdminMgr</a> - This class performs administrative |
| functions to provision Fortress <a |
| href="http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/rbac/documents/draft-rbac-implementation-std-v01.pdf">RBAC</a> |
| entities into the LDAP directory. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/AuditMgr.html">AuditMgr</a> - This interface prescribes methods used |
| to search OpenLDAP's slapd access log. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/DelAccessMgr.html">DelAccessMgr</a> - This interface prescribes the |
| API for performing runtime delegated access control operations on objects that are provisioned Fortress <a |
| href="http://profsandhu.com/journals/tissec/p113-oh.pdf">ARBAC02</a> entities that reside in LDAP |
| directory. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/DelAdminMgr.html">DelAdminMgr</a> - This class prescribes the <a |
| href="http://profsandhu.com/journals/tissec/p113-oh.pdf">ARBAC02</a> DelegatedAdminMgr interface for |
| performing policy administration of Fortress ARBAC entities that reside in LDAP directory. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/DelReviewMgr.html">DelReviewMgr</a> - This class prescribes the <a |
| href="http://profsandhu.com/journals/tissec/p113-oh.pdf">ARBAC02</a> DelegatedReviewMgr interface for |
| performing policy interrogation of provisioned Fortress ARBAC02 entities that reside in LDAP directory. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/PwPolicyMgr.html">PwPolicyMgr</a> - This class adheres to <a |
| href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-behera-ldap-password-policy-10">IETF PW policy draft</a> and is used |
| to perform administrative and review functions on the <a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/model/PwPolicy.html">PWPOLICIES</a> |
| and <a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/model/User.html">USERS</a> data sets within Fortress. |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/ReviewMgr.html">ReviewMgr</a> - This interface prescribes the |
| administrative review functions on already provisioned Fortress <a |
| href="http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/rbac/documents/draft-rbac-implementation-std-v01.pdf">RBAC</a> |
| entities that reside in LDAP directory. |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h5>Error Handling</h5> |
| These APIs throw checked exceptions defined in <a href="org/apache/directory/fortress/core/SecurityException.html">SecurityException</a> |
| |
| <hr> |
| |
| <h2>What technologies are used?</h2> |
| |
| <p> |
| This software runs on any platform that supports Java technology and LDAPv3 protocols but is tested with ApacheDS and OpenLDAP. |
| </p> |
| |
| <hr> |
| |
| <h2>What are the conditions of use?</h2> |
| |
| <p> |
| This software is released under <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
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