Andrei Iltchenko

In my earlier article "Moving to SOA in J2EE 1.4" published in the February issue of JDJ I introduced you to the new object distribution model based on Web Services that became available to Enterprise Java applications with the advent of Java EE 1.4. In this article I want to look at the security features available in Java EE SOA. Here you'll get thehands-on knowledge of Web Services security in Java EE that we acquired when adding security support to OptimalJ-generated SOA applications. It's based on the J2EE 1.4 specification itself as well as on what is actually supported and it works in three major J2EE 1.4 application servers - JBoss 4.0.4, WebSphere 6.0.2.x, and WebLogic 9.1. You'll also learn about the new mandatory security features available to Web Service endpo... (more)

Moving to SOA in J2EE 1.4

This past year the J2EE 1.4 specification enjoyed increased adoption by the industry, with most major application server vendors having released their J2EE 1.4 products and more and more enterprises upgrading their application servers and production applications to comply with it. Apart from merely upgrading, there's a natural desire to leverage the primary focus of J2EE 1.4 - its support... (more)

Are Vendors Becoming More in Charge of Java Enterprise Edition...

One of the things that kept me and my team busy over the past couple of years was starting to support J2EE 1.4 in OptimalJ - a goal that we accomplished with the release of OptimalJ 4.2. Now that this job is complete, it's interesting to look back and ponder the experience and learn from it. As OptimalJ is a vendor-neutral modeling tool that generates J2EE applications, we tend to avoid a... (more)