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JCas User Guide

        Introduction
        Setup
        First CAS server
        Access Control
        JDBC Database Authorization
        JAAS User Authorization
        SSL Setup
        JSP Taglib
        JCas Client
        JLL - JAAS Login Library

Reference

        Release Notes
        JCas Configuration
        FAQ
        Help Forum

JCas Developers

        API Javadocs
        CAS Specification

Introduction

This is the top-level entry point of the documentation bundle for the JCas server. JCas implements the CAS/1.0 specification. Have a look at the CAS Introduction to find out how CAS works.

Select one of the links from the navigation menu (to the left) to drill down to the more detailed documentation that is available. Each available manual is described in more detail below.

JCas User Guide

The following documents will assist you in downloading, installing JCas, and using many of the JCas features.
  1. Intro - A brief, high-level overview of JCas
  2. Setup - How to install and run JCas on a variety of platforms
  3. First CAS server - An introduction to the concepts of a CAS application as defined in the CAS specification. Covers basic concepts of JDBC and JAAS based authorization.
  4. Access Control - Description of how to configure control mechanism that prevent unauthorized use of JCas services.
  5. JDBC Database Authorization - Configuring a JDBC source that authorizes users. Examples for a few popular databases.
  6. JAAS User Authorization - Configuring a JAAS authorization module. Examples for a few standard JAAS modules available.
  7. SSL - Installing and configuring SSL support so that your JCas will serve requests using SSL encryption.

Reference

The following documents are aimed at System Administrators who are responsible for installing, configuring, and operating a JCas server.
  1. Release Notes - Known issues in this JCas release
  2. JCas Configuration - Reference manual that documents all elements and attributes that may be placed into JCas XML configuration file.
  3. FAQ - Frequently Asked Question about JCas.
  4. Help Forum - Discussion Forum from Sourceforge.net. Place any questions here if you cannot find your answer anywhere else.

JCas Developers

The following documents are for Java developers who wish to contribute to the development of the JCas project.
  1. API Javadocs - Javadoc API documentation of the JCas server.
  2. CAS Specification - Official specification of CAS protocol.