Werner, The code is here: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/webservices/axis2/trunk/java/modules/security/
As you can see it is a VERY THIN layer on top of wss4j. just 4 classes and some supporting classes. thanks, dims On 10/21/05, Ruchith Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Werner, > > Please see my comments below: > > Thanks, > Ruchith > > On 10/21/05, Dittmann, Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All, > > > > without having a look into Axis2 I have some questions: > > > > - how many classloader environments does Axis2 need/uses? > > - what is the difference between "Axis2 module classloader" > > and "Axis2 service classloader" > > Axis2 uses two classloaders one for services and one for modules. IMHO > this is mainly because the Axis2 services and modules are archived and > they are expected to work in isolation. Therefore the classloader that > is associated with the module archive is the 'module class loader' and > similarly with the service. The third party libs and other resources > associated with the module or the service will be packaged in that > respective archive and will only be pickedup by the respective > classloader. > > > - does a handler like the WSS4J handler runs as Axis2 service > > or as Axis2 module? > > We have ports of the WSdoAll* handlers in a Axis2 module. > > > > > Regards, > > Werner > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Ruchith Fernando [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Oktober 2005 14:58 > > > An: [email protected] > > > Betreff: Picking up resources with a custom classloader > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Dims made some changes recently to enable WSS4J to load the password > > > callback class from a given class loader. This allowed Axis2 security > > > module (which is a port of the WSDoAll* handlers) to be able to load > > > the password callback parameters from the service's class loader. > > > > > > Axis2 services have their own classloader and this is different from > > > the classloader available to the Axis2 module. Therefore we need to > > > supply the service's classloader to WSS4J to pickup the required > > > resources and classes. > > > > > > Therefore we should also be able to load the other resources such as > > > crypto.propertes with a custom class loader (the service's classloader > > > in the case of Axis2), and we may have to load a different Crypto impl > > > from the Axis2 service archive. Right now this is not possible since > > > the CryptoFactory and the default Crypto impl (Merlin) is not capable > > > of accessing a custom class loader. > > > > > > I made some changes and tried it out with Axis2 and it was able to > > > pickup the resources from the Axis2 service archive. Please have a > > > look at the attached diff. > > > > > > Can we have this option in WSS4J? Or is there a better way to do it? > > > Thoughts? :-) > > > > > > Thanks > > > -- > > > Ruchith > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Ruchith > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Davanum Srinivas : http://wso2.com/blogs/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
