Page Operations
Browse Space
What is JOSSO ?
JOSSO, or Java Open Single Sign-On, is an open source J2EE and Spring-based SSO infrastructure aimed to provide a solution for centralized, platform neutral, user authentication and authorization.
Main Features
- J2EE and Spring Transparent Single Sign-On cross domain/cross organization.
- Pluggable Framework to allow the implementation of custom identity components using Spring or built-in IoC container.
- "5 minutes" on-the-fly set-up and deployment through custom "enhancement" console
- Runs in Apache Tomcat.
- Runs in JBoss application server.
- Runs in BEA WebLogic 9 and WebLogic 10 application server
- Runs in Apache Geronimo application server
- Native Apache Httpd 2.x support thus enabling transparent SSO with Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl, etc. applications
- Integrates with Spring Security for enabling fine-grained authorization.
- Provides Identity information to Web applications and EJBs through the standard Servlet and EJB Security API respectively.
- Supports Strong Authentication using X.509 client certificates.
- Windows Authentication
- LDAP support for storing user information and credentials.
- Database support for storing user information and credentials.
- "Remember Me" support
- Password recovery support
- Client API for PHP. This allows to build SSO-enabled PHP applications.
- Client API for Microsoft ASP. This allows to build SSO-enabled ASP applications.
- Out-of-the-box branding support
- Compatibility with Apache Pluto Portlet Container
- Standard Based: JAAS, Web Services/SOAP, EJB, Struts, Servlet/JSP,J2EE.
- 100% Java
For more information see the JOSSO Architecture Overview
Download
| Package | Version | .zip | .tgz |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSSO Installer | 1.8 | Download | Download |
| JOSSO + Tomcat | 1.8 | Download | Download |
| JOSSO Source | 1.8 | Download | |
| All Bundles | 1.8 | All Downloads | All Downloads |
SSO Roadmap
1. Get familiar with JOSSO
Test drive JOSSO in minutes !
2. Setup your SSO Environment
Apply your organization branding to JOSSO by leveraging Apache's Struts and Tiles framework.
Setup a JOSSO-powered Identity Provider (IdP) based on the branded Gateway.
Enhance application containers onto which Jossifyed web application will run.
3. Provide the SSO user experience from your applications
SSO-enable business applications using a completely declarative thus non-intrusive approach: No need to change your application.
For more information check out the Developer guides.
Platforms Matrix
| Platform | Agent (SP) | Gateway (IdP) |
|---|---|---|
| JBoss 4.2.x |  setup |
setup |
| JBoss 4.0.x | setup |
setup |
| JBoss 3.2.6+ | setup |
setup |
| Tomcat 6.0 | setup |
setup |
| Tomcat 5.5 | setup |
setup |
| Tomcat 5.0 | setup |
setup |
| Weblogic 10.0 | setup |
setup |
| Weblogic 9.2 | setup |
setup |
| Geronimo 2.1 | setup |
setup |
| Generic J2EE / JEE | setup |
setup |
| Jetty 6.x | setup |
setup |
| Apache 2.2 (php, perl, python, etc.) | setup |
|
| PHP 4.x,5.x | setup |
|
| MS .NET | setup |
|
| MS ASP | setup |
Need JOSSO Support ?
For commercial support refer to Atricore, the company providing professional services for JOSSO.
For community support check out the support forums. Forum topics are answered on a volunteer basis by JOSSO users and project members.
Upcoming Trainings
Check for available training sessions here .
Contributing
We are always looking for contributions. Please contact us here
News
Atricore Inc. has launched this year's public training sessions for JOSSO in New York (NY) and San Francisco (CA).
The course covers topics such as how to leverage the new JOSSO 1.8 features, deploying and fine-tuning the product in mid sized and high-end environments, introducing extensions for seamless integration with your underlying execution architecture, enabling JOSSO in your favorite container, applying corporate branding,...
JOSSO, or Java Open Single Sign-On, is an open source JEE and Spring based transparent SSO infrastructure aimed to provide a solution for centralized platform neutral user authentication and authorization.
The JOSSO development team is proud to announce the release 1.8, which represents a major leap forward in drastically lowering the integration and deployment time-frame involved in delivering Single Sign-On and Web Access Management (WAM) to all your applications.
What's new in 1....
This month, JOSSO reached the one hundred thousand download milestone since project foundation on 2004.
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the community and commercial sponsors for their support.
Early Bird Discount of 100 USD for Washington DC training session registration now closes on Monday, October 6.
The course covers topics such as deploying and fine-tuning the product in mid sized and high-end environments, introducing extensions for seamless integration with your underlying execution architecture, enabling JOSSO in your favorite container, applying corporate branding, Spring integration and fine grained authorization with Acegi....
The JOSSO Single Sign-on Project 1.7 release is out, bringing fully transparent single sign-on to BEA WebLogic 9 and Apache Geronimo 2 application servers, extending as well its interoperability span to generic JEE web container such as Jetty.
As part of this release, a brand new Ajax user management application comes built-in for enabling out-of-the-box account provisioning.
What's new in 1.7 :
- Includes full support for transparent SSO with WebLogic 9....
JBoss 4.2.2.GA+ is now supported by JOSSO 1.6. Suport patch josso-1.6-1830606 has been released to upgrade current JOSSO distribution. You can download the patch here.
For detailed technical guidelines on how to apply the patch see JBoss 4.2 Setup Guide
Apache Geronimo J2EE server 2.0 is now officially supported by JOSSO 1.6 for both Single Sign-On Agent and Gateway deployments.
For detailed technical guidelines on how to setup JOSSO with Apache Geronimo see : Geronimo 2.0.1+ Setup
A pre-configured Apache Geronimo instance and the JOSSO dependencies snapshot are available for download here : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116854&package_id=129496
The JOSSO Single Sign-on Project has released the 1.6 version which includes full support for the Spring framework, by leveraging its IoC container and integrating Acegi Security for fine-grained access control and authorization.
What's new in 1.6 :
- Includes full support for Spring 2.0
- Allows defining SSO beans using the Spring XML configuration format while keeping backward compatibility with the legacy one....
Hello Josso Community,
First of all, thanks for your support during almost 3 years of life! Around 70,000 downloads and a growing community, among other things, is something that is pushing the project to the next level.
The Josso team is rapidly growing and currently putting a lot of effort on completing the upcoming Josso 2.0 release which will represent a major leap forward for Single Sign-On technology and Identity Management in general....
What's new in 1.5 :
- Fully transparent and configuration-free cross-organization/cross-domain Single Sign-On brings simplified mid-end and high-end IdM deployments.
- Supports programmatic authentication for remote SOAP clients.
- Improved protocol allows more secure SSO message exchange through out-of-band centric messaging.
- Added support in PHP and ASP interfaces for leveraging cross-organization/cross-domain SSO and programmatic authentication....