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Example of a complete configuration file

Here it follows an example of a configuration section for the Axis Authorization Handler.
# Pathname of the configuration file for the Authorization
# Manager.
authzManagerConfig=/var/tomcat4/conf/myWebService/AuthzManagConf.xml

# Name of the XML element in the Authorization Manager 
# configuration file that contains the Authorization Manager
# definition. Default is "null", meaning the root element.
#authzManagerConfigElement=

# Configuration file for logging (via Jakarta Log4j).
# The output file for the logging messages and the amount of logging 
# info is set there. 
log4jConfigFile=/var/tomcat4/conf/log4j.conf

# Flag to indicate if logging information must be very short.
# Default is "false".
silent=true

# Default policy of the Axis Authorization Handler.
# Policy to be used when the SOAP header of the incoming 
# request does not specify any  policy requested by the user. 
# Default is "null".
defaultPolicy=GridPolicy

# Flag to indicate if SOAP requests that fail the authorization
# check must be blocked and terminated.
# Default is "true", meaning the requests are blocked.
#shortcutOnError=

# Name space of the SOAP header element containing the 
# attribute requested by the client.
# Default is "http://soap.edg.org/security/authorization".
#authzAttributeNameSpace=

# Name of the SOAP header element containing the attribute 
# requested by the client.
# Default is "role".
#authzAttributeName=

# Name space of the SOAP header element containing the 
# Policy requested by the client.
# Default is "http://soap.edg.org/security/authorization".
#authzPolicyNameSpace=

# Name of the SOAP header element containing the Policy 
# requested by the client.
# Default is "policy".
#authzPolicyName=

# Name space of the SOAP header element containing the 
# VOMS header element.
# Default is "http://soap.edg.org/security/authorization".
#authzVomsNameSpace=

# Name of the SOAP header element containing the VOMS 
# header element.
# Default is "voms".
#authzVomsName=

# Name of the property in the MessageContext where the 
# authorized attribute is stored.
# Default value is "org.edg.security.authorization.value".
authzContextName=authorizedAttribute

# Role authorized to change the configuration of the Authorization Manager. 
# If the user can not be associated to such a role they cannot
# administer the Authorization Manager.
# Default is "Administrator"
#AuthorizedRole=

# Policy used to authorize the user who wants to change the configuration
# of the Authorization Manager. 
# If the user can not be authorized within this policy they cannot
# administer the Authorization Manager.
# Default is "adminPolicy"
#AuthorizedPolicy=
This configuration file defines:



2004-05-05