Acegi Security and Site Minder
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I just finished integrating an existing Java application with SiteMinder using Acegi Security. While this was a worthwhile project, it required far more work than following the Acegi manual.
Easy LDAP access from Java with Spring
The Spring subproject, LDAP Template makes short work of using LDAP in a Java application
Sometimes it is hard to be a Java enthusiast. While just about anything can be implemented in Java, certain aspects of the Java API are maddeningly complicated. It seems the Java community has a propensity for obfuscating their implementation trying to provide flexibility. Thankfully for the LDAP API, we have the Spring project to provide a straight forward interface that hides the messy details.
Regular Expression Resources
Regular Expression for everybody
A lot of programmers that came from the mainframe world are unfamiliar with Regular Expression (regex). Here are some resources that will help you build a skill or reinforce what you know.
- Regular-Expressions.info
- This site by the author of Regular Expressions: The Complete Tutorial offers tutorials, examples, and more.
- Sun Regular Expressions Tutorial
- Sun tutorial on using regex in Java.
- Learning .NET Regular Expressions with Expresso
- Learn the basics in 30 minutes? Maybe a bit longer but worth it.