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Using Java Authorization Contract for Containers

Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) is a set of security contracts defined for the EJB and Web containers. The containers in the J2EE server restrict client access to the resources and services they contain based on the client's identity.

JACC contracts enhance this functionality by defining roles as collections of permissions and new subclasses of the java.security.Permission class. JACC contracts also provide a means for containers to make access decisions by operating on these permissions and defines the mechanism by which authorization providers are installed and configured for use by containers.

JACC contracts provide the following benefits:

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