I recently evaluated the use of Acegi as the security framework for a Web
development project. In the end, we decided to move forward with Acegi but in
the beginning it took a couple days to come to that decision. The amazing
thing is: once you get over the initial learning curve, it's smooth sailing.
Hence, I wanted to share my experiences with it because first, I wanted to
expose the Acegi security framework to JDJ readers and, second, I wanted to
make it easier for JDJ readers to get over the initial learning curve. Once
you're over that, you should be well on your way with Acegi.
Exposing Acegi Security Framework
Acegi is an open source security framework that allows you to keep your
business logic free from security code. Acegi provides three main types of
security:
Web-based access control lists (ACL) based on URL schemes Java class and
method security using A... (more)