Valve configuration at web container level

[kevinwu]

Hi,

I had some Valve configurations under "jboss-4.2.3.GA\server\default\deploy\jboss-web.deployer\server.xml" in 4.2.3.  For example:

<Valve className="org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve"

                cachedConnectionManagerObjectName="jboss.jca:service=CachedConnectionManager"

                transactionManagerObjectName="jboss:service=TransactionManager" />

In AS 7, where is the location to configure container level valves (any examples)?

Thanks for all the help,

Kevin

[jaikiran]

It's per application level now. See an example (in the last section) here http://community.jboss.org/wiki/JBossAS7SecurityDomainModel

[kevinwu]

Hi Jaikiran,

Thanks and let me understand it correctly...

In AS 7, every previously centrialized web container based Valve configurations under "jboss-4.2.3.GA\server\default\deploy\jboss-web.deployer\server.xml" in 4.2.3 have to be configured in each web app level. 

Previously in 4.2.3 server.xml:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn" />

<Valve className="org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve"

                cachedConnectionManagerObjectName="jboss.jca:service=CachedConnectionManager"

                transactionManagerObjectName="jboss:service=TransactionManager" />

Now, those configurations have to be in .war/WEB-INF/jboss-web.xml as

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<jboss-web>

    <valve>

        <class-name>org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn</class-name>

    </valve>

    <valve>

        <class-name>org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve</class-name>

        <param>

              <param-name>cachedConnectionManagerObjectName</param-name>

              <param-value>jboss.jca:service=CachedConnectionManager</param-value>

        </param>       

        <param>

              <param-name>transactionManagerObjectName</param-name>

              <param-value>jboss:service=TransactionManager</param-value>

        </param>

    </valve>

</jboss-web>

Is that correct understanding?

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Also from JbossAS7SecurityDomainModel article, Anil Saldhana said "I don't think we want users to configure realms anymore. You use the JBoss supplied realm." 

Does that mean previous Realm configuration in "jboss-4.2.3.GA\server\default\deploy\jboss-web.deployer\server.xml", e.g.:

<Realm className="org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccAuthorizationRealm"

            certificatePrincipal="org.jboss.security.auth.certs.SubjectDNMapping"

            allRolesMode="authOnly"

            />,

no longer need to be configured?  Is that correct understanding?

Thank alot,