David Hamilton
David Hamilton

Reputation: 243

Java based user authentication

Can someone point me in the direction of a good Java library to use to handle basic user login/authentication.

I am looking for a competent I can integrate into a custom app to handle simple user/name password authentication and send account validation/password reset emails.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 186

Answers (2)

Pedro Ghilardi
Pedro Ghilardi

Reputation: 1964

Maybe you could use the JAAS (Java Authentication and Authorization Service). Look at the user guide and to get an overview of it look at the tutorials and simple programs of this guide.

Upvotes: 2

AEIOU
AEIOU

Reputation: 803

Filters would work: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/Filters.html

Upvotes: 1

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