This page shows the correct usage of the security related annotations:
- javax.annotation.security.RolesAllowed
- javax.annotation.security.PermitAll
- javax.annotation.security.DenyAll
- javax.annotation.security.RunAs
- javax.annotation.security.DeclareRoles
Basic idea
- By default all methods of a business interface are accessible, logged in or not
- The annotations go on the bean class, not the business interface
- Security annotations can be applied to entire class and/or individual methods
- The names of any security roles used must be declared via @DeclaredRoles
No restrictions
Allow anyone logged in or not to invoke 'svnCommit'.
These three examples are all equivalent.
@Stateless public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } }
@Stateless @PermitAll public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } }
@Stateless public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { @PermitAll public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow anyone logged in or not to invoke 'svnCheckout'.
Restricting a Method
Restrict the 'svnCommit' method to only individuals logged in and part of the "committer" role. Note that more than one role can be listed.
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow only logged in users in the "committer" role to invoke 'svnCommit'.
- Allow anyone logged in or not to invoke 'svnCheckout'.
DeclaredRoles
You need to update the @DeclaredRoles when referencing more roles in your annotations.
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer", "contributor"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } @RolesAllowed({"contributor"}) public String submitPatch(String s) { return s; } }
Restricting all methods in a class
Placing the annotation at the class level changes the default of PermitAll
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer"}) @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } public String submitPatch(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow only logged in users in the "committer" role to invoke 'svnCommit', 'svnCheckout' or 'submitPatch'.
Mixing class and method level restrictions
Security annotations can be used at the class level and method level at the same time. These rules do not stack, so marking 'submitPatch' overrides the default of "committers".
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer", "contributor"}) @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } @RolesAllowed({"contributor"}) public String submitPatch(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow only logged in users in the "committer" role to invoke 'svnCommit' or 'svnCheckout'
- Allow only logged in users in the "contributor" role to invoke 'submitPatch'.
PermitAll
When annotating a bean class with @RolesAllowed, the @PermitAll annotation becomes very useful on individual methods to open them back up again.
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer", "contributor"}) @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } @PermitAll public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } @RolesAllowed({"contributor"}) public String submitPatch(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow only logged in users in the "committer" role to invoke 'svnCommit'.
- Allow only logged in users in the "contributor" role to invoke 'submitPatch'.
- Allow anyone logged in or not to invoke 'svnCheckout'.
DenyAll
The @DenyAll annotation can be used to restrict business interface access from anyone, logged in or not. The method is still invokable from within the bean class itself.
@Stateless @DeclareRoles({"committer", "contributor"}) @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public class OpenSourceProjectBean implements Project { public String svnCommit(String s) { return s; } @PermitAll public String svnCheckout(String s) { return s; } @RolesAllowed({"contributor"}) public String submitPatch(String s) { return s; } @DenyAll public String deleteProject(String s) { return s; } }
- Allow only logged in users in the "committer" role to invoke 'svnCommit'.
- Allow only logged in users in the "contributor" role to invoke 'submitPatch'.
- Allow anyone logged in or not to invoke 'svnCheckout'.
- Allow no one logged in or not to invoke 'deleteProject'.
Illegal Usage
Generally, security restrictions cannot be made on AroundInvoke methods and most callbacks.
The following usages of @RolesAllowed have no effect.
@Stateful @DecalredRoles({"committer"}) public class MyStatefulBean implements MyBusinessInterface { @PostConstruct @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public void constructed(){ } @PreDestroy @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public void destroy(){ } @AroundInvoke @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public Object invoke(InvocationContext invocationContext) throws Exception { return invocationContext.proceed(); } @PostActivate @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public void activated(){ } @PrePassivate @RolesAllowed({"committer"}) public void passivate(){ } }