[security-dev] IDM: Support for XML configuration

[Anil Saldhana]

On 01/16/2013 06:27 PM, Shane Bryzak wrote:
> I would suggest we develop an XML based configuration in its own
> submodule, we can probably call it picketlink/xml-config and it can
> simply implement the configuration interfaces we have defined in the idm
> submodule and other submodules.
We already have parsing of configuration in federation workspace. We
can move it out into a separate xml-config module. This will enable 
migrating
users.

> Marek if you want commit access to work
> on this please let me know and I'll get you set up, and I'm also more
> than happy to provide input on the requirements.
He can send pull requests for merging as he is already doing it.
> On 17/01/13 10:16, Anil Saldhana wrote:
>> Marek,
>>      we need an xml configuration for IDM. We have not started with it.
>> We will be using Stax parsing (and not JAXB).  The xml configuration
>> will be used by users if they incorporate idm (and nothing else from the
>> PL stack).
>>
>> For the project PicketLink, we need one xml configuration file (if an
>> user wants) - authentication,authorization,federation,social, idm etc
>> can be configured in one file. For this, we will be extending the
>> federation 2.1 stax parsing to encompass the other components. We have
>> picketlink.xml as the config file in 2.x
>>
>> Integrating projects such as RESTEasy, JBoss AS, GateIn etc will have
>> their own configuration that deals with the IDM configuration API directly.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Anil
>>
>> On 01/16/2013 05:03 PM, Marek Posolda wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am seeing in IDM testsuites that currently there is support only for
>>> programmatic IDM configuration. Is there some plan to build IDM
>>> IdentityManager also from XML configuration? Maybe I can start on it
>>> if nobody else is working on it?
>>>
>>> I am adding some example configuration file into attachment with some
>>> proposal how it could possibly looks like. Note that nothing is final
>>> and some things are still missing (especially configuration of realms,
>>> tiers etc.)
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marek
>>>