# Security in JDK 1.2; principal, authentication primitives, etc.

Manchala, Daniel (manchala@cp10.es.xerox.com)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:41:57 -0700

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    From: "Manchala, Daniel" <manchala@cp10.es.xerox.com>

    To: java-security@java.sun.com

    Subject:  Security in JDK 1.2; principal, authentication primitives, etc.

    Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:41:57 -0700

Li Gong's article dated October 2, 1998 states the following. Question: When
will JDK 1.2 have these 4 features?

We are interested in all four for application integration with security.

Are there any commercial products (startups?) doing this?

Daniel.

> 8 Discussion and Future Directions
> 8.1 Users, Authentication, and Credentials
> Today the notion of a principal (e.g., user) is implicit because each JVM
> is owned by one user. In the future, there will be a need to extend the
> existing concept of ProtectionDomain to include the notion of
> "running-on-behalf of" a principal.
> Therefore, we are actively looking to provide the following features in
> the near future:
> * explicit principal concept and classes
> * user authentication primitives (both password-based and otherwise)
> * cross-protection-domain principal authentication protocols
> * general mechanisms for authorization and delegation
>
>

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